Description This book addresses poverty and well-being, equity, and Efficiency in Selected African countries.
She has been editorial assistant for The Annals of Regional Science (2011- 2014), policy analyst at The Swedish Board of Agriculture (2012-2014) and visiting researcher at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, School of Business,.
D degree in economics from Jönköping University (2013).
She has a Ph.
About the Author Pia Nilsson is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Jönköping University, affiliated to CEn SE (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics).
As such, it of use to undergraduate and graduate students studying African economics or economics of poverty and well-being, and will be appealing to public policymakers and international aid agencies.
Using a variety of methodologies, this volume provides a multifaceted approach to studying poverty and Well-Being in a diverse range of locations.
The final section focuses on dynamics and determinants of income and Efficiency among farm households in Ethiopia and Uganda.
The next section deals with issues related to women\'s empowerment, including a multidimensional case study of women\'s empowerment in Ghana and women\'s access to microfinance services in Ethiopia.
They highlight the need to consider multidimensional measures of Well-Being and vulnerability to poverty, the need to address the distribution of vulnerability across different segments of the population, as well as the importance of developing public policies aimed at poverty reduction and promoting the Well-Being of the poor.
The chapters in the first section examine poverty, well-being, and vulnerability to poverty, as well as social exclusion, with a focus on households in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
The chapters focus on three main topics: studies in the measurement and analysis of Well-Being and vulnerability to poverty, women\'s empowerment, and the dynamics and determinants of income and Efficiency among smallholders.
Description This book addresses poverty and well-being, equity, and Efficiency in Selected African countries
