Abstract Economic inequality is rising within many countries globally, and this can significantly influence the social vulnerability to natural hazards. We analysed income inequality and flood disasters in 67 m
13 Why (Some) Corporations Have Positive Duties to (Some of) the Global Poor 751 countries (LDCs)24 specialise overwhelmingly in the pro- duction and export of primary commodities, whether agri- cultural produce such as coffee and cotton, or high-value natural resources such as ...
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health of Asians: A study of seven middle-income countries in Asia. PLoS One1, 16(2), e0246824. Article Google Scholar Zhang, M. W. B., & Ho, R. C. M. (2017). Moodle: The cost effective solution for internet cognitive ...
Correlation analysis was performed calculating the correlation coefficient of either Pearson or Spearman, depending on the results of the pre-test for normal distribution assessed with the Shapiro-Wilk-test. Differences with error probabilities of p < 0.05 were considered significant. 3. Results ...
Different countries view Aid in different ways, and the standards of what exactly constitutes aid varies depending on the country, for example until around 1960 most countries considered military assistance a form of foreign aid but this has since been changed. Aid, however is not restricted to ...
Existing infrastructure would aid in the timely conversion of the resource into production, but could also lead to competition with other natural gas supply sources. For an individual country the situation could be more complex. The predominant shale gas resources are found in countries (listed ...
But they do show that it is the poor countries who should have the maximum interest in addressing the problem of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has already reported that developing countries will be twice more vulnerable than developed countries,...
(2012), and Sakshaug and Eckman (2017), sam- ples based on optional matching are often found to be non-representative for the whole population. 13 What's behind pro‑poor growth? An investigation of its drivers… 55 income mobility and poverty dynamics in developing countries ...
Similar livestock-oriented policy programs are gaining popularity across Africa and several countries have introduced policy programs, alike the Girinka, to increase livestock ownership with poverty alleviation as the main goal.1 Despite the significant amount of public resources allocated through Girinka,...
This reflects the challenge, found in many lower income countries, that a large share of economic activity is undertaken outside of formal employment (e.g., in small-scale agriculture). In turn, consumption levels (values) are best measured on a joint household basis. The explanatory variables...