Efficiency, Equity and Well-Being in Selected African Countries

336 Pages·2019·4.35 MB·English

by  Pia Nilsson, Almas Heshmati

Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion
and Well-Being
Series Editor: Jacques Silber
Pia Nilsson
Almas Heshmati Editors
Effi ciency, Equity
and Well-Being
in Selected
African Countries
Economic Studies in Inequality,
Social Exclusion and Well-Being
Series editor
Jacques Silber, Ramat Gan, Israel
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7140
Pia Nilsson • Almas Heshmati
Editors
Efficiency, Equity
and Well-Being in Selected
African Countries
Editors
Pia Nilsson Almas Heshmati
Jönköping International Business School Jönköping International Business School
(JIBS) (JIBS)
Jönköping University Jönköping University
Jönköping, Sweden Jönköping, Sweden
ISSN 2364-107X ISSN 2364-1088 (electronic)
Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being
ISBN 978-3-030-11418-3 ISBN 978-3-030-11419-0 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11419-0
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Blurb
This volume focuses on several central issues in development studies. It is a
collection of empirical studies on poverty and well-being, vulnerability to poverty,
women’s empowerment, health and smallholders’ efficiency in selected African
countries. The contributions are grouped into three parts: studies on measuring and
analyzing well-being and vulnerability to poverty; studies on women’s empower-
ment, children’s health, caregiving and women’s access to microfinance; and stud-
ies with a focus on sustainability, income and food security among rural
smallholders. The studies increase our knowledge about the factors that influence
poverty and well-b eing. This is important as it can help to alleviate many of the
persistent challenges observed across Africa. The studies highlight multidimen-
sional measures of well-b eing and vulnerability to poverty, social exclusion and
the need to address these issues across geographic locations and segments of the
population. They arrive at conclusions that can be used for informing public poli-
cies aimed at women’s empowerment and improved children’s health.
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List of Authors
Aaltonen, K.
Aarseth, W.
Abebe, S.
Abs, L.
Adams, R.
Addai, B.
Adelman, I.
Adesina, A.A.
Adetola, A.
African Development Bank
Agarwal, B.
Ahmed, A.
Ahn, S.C.
Ahola, T.
Aigner, D.
Akhter, A.
Akresh, R.
Alatartseva, E.
Albornoz, F.
Alderman, H.
Alemu, B.
Alkire, S.
Amanor-Boadu, V.
Amato, P.R.
Amdissa, T.
Amemiya, T.
Andersen, B.
Antman, F.
Appleton, S.
Arellano, M.
Arndt, C.
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viii List of Authors
Arulampalam, W.
Asadullah, M.N.
Assefa, M.
Atella, V.
Aterido, R.
Atkinson, A.B.
Attree, P.
Bajalan, C.S.J.
Bakker, H.
Balisacan, A.
Ballon, P.
Banerjee, A.
Banerjee, R.
Banker, R.D.
Bargain, O.
Barnwal, P.
Barrett, C.B.
Bask, M.
Battese, G.E.
Bauer, J.M.
Baulch, B.
Beck, T.
Becker, G.S.
Bedin, L.
Belotti, F.
Ben-Arieh, A.
Benn, S.
Bereket, K
Berenger, V.
Beresford, B.
Berger, L.M.
Berisso, O.M.
Bettio, F.
Beyan, A.
Bhagirath, B.
Bhala, A.
Bhattamishra, R.
Bhuiyan, C.
Bidani, B.
Biewen, M.
Bigsten, A.
Björklund, A.
Block, S.
Blundell, R.
Bogale, A.
List of Authors ix
Boland, H.
Bond, S.R.
Boorsma, M.
Booth, A.L.
Bourguignon, F.
Bradbury, B.
Bradshaw, J.
Brandolini, A.
Brent, A.C.
Brody, A.
Bronfenbrenner, U.
Brooks, A.M.
Brooks-Gunn, J.
Brouwer, W.B.
Brown, M.
Bruhn, M.
Brundin, E.
Bundervoet, T.
Burchardt, T.
Bureau of Finance and Economic Development (BoFED)
Bureau of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (BoWCYA)
Burges, S.
Burnham, G.
Calandrino, M.
Calvo, C.
Carmichael, F.
Campbell, J.Y.
Campos, R.M.
Canagarajah, S.
Cantó, O.
Carletto, C.
Carvalho, M.L.
Carvalho, M.M.
Casas, F.
Caserta, T.A.
Castel, R.
Castro, R.
Cater, R.C.
Central Statistics Agency (CSA)
Chakravarty, S.
Charles, S.
Chaudhuri, S.
Chen, C.A.
Chen, K.T.
Chettri, H.K.
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Chou, C.
Christiansen, L.J.
Christy, G.
Cichello, P.L.
Cline, W.R.
Cochran, W.G.
Coelli, T.J.
Colombet, H.
Colombi, R.
Colombo, F.
Corral, L.
Cottrell Jr, L.S.
Coudouel, A.
Cragg, J.
Craig, C.
Creswell, J.W.
Cuesta, J.
D’Ambrosio, C.
Daidone, S.
D’Alessio, G.
Dang, H.
Dang, T.
Dasgupta, P.
Davis, J.
Dawit, A.
Deaton, A.
Decancq, K.
Delap, E.
Demirguc-Kunt, A.
Demissie, D.
Dercon, S.
Dereje, K.
Derje Fekadu Deressa, A.
Dhongda, S.
Dickson, M.
Diepeveen, S.
Dil Bahadur, R.
Ditch, J.
Do, Y.K.
Donni, O.
Doocy, S.
Dorothe, S.
Dorphy, C.
Duncan, G.
Dunphy, D.