Ict “Tools” for Poverty Eradication and Economic Growth in Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 013-019 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Yekini ◽  
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M.M. Rufai ◽  
B.T. Adetoba ◽  
A.K. Akinwole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Ict Tools

scholarly journals Economic Growth and Income Inequality in Developing Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 79-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Nemati ◽  
Ghasem Raisi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selection Of

Nowadays, improvement in income distribution and poverty eradication and hence low inequality are served as the main objectives of economic and social development strategy even prior than primary tasks of governments. to manifest importance of income distribution, some economists adopt income inequality and income distribution in society as criteria for economic system of the community, although these criteria and measures are theoretical for the economic system and this varies from the perspective of different people, however, it denotes on  importance of income distribution among individuals. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of economic growth on income inequality in the selection of low-income developing countries.To this end, using panel data and data for 28 developing countries over the period 1990-2010 the relationship between GDP and the Gini coefficient was examined. The results indicate that as per hypothesis Kuznets in the early stages of growth, income inequality increases and then it declines in later stage.

How and Why has Poverty in China Changed? A Study Based on Microdata for 1988 and 1995

2000 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 983-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Gustafsson ◽  
Wei Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth

Poverty alleviation is on China's political agenda and ambitions are high in a country experiencing rapid economic growth. In a speech at the Central Work Conference on Poverty Eradication on 23 September 1996 Premier Li Peng declared that the country could see an end to poverty in its rural areas by the end of the century. This would mean lifting the country's remaining 65 million poor out of poverty.

scholarly journals Overview of Forecasting Zakat Collection in Indonesia Using Multiplicative Decomposition

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Salman Al Parisi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Multiplicative Decomposition ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Mean Absolute Percent Error ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Forecasting Method ◽  
Absolute Percent Error ◽  
Over Time

Social welfare can be achieved if high economic growth can reduce a country’s poverty, accompanied by a decrease in the value of gini coefficient. Zakat is one of the primary instruments of economic philanthropy in Muslim countries, faciliatating redistribution of wealth and income. Zakat potential in Indonesia has reached Rp 286 trillion, but the actual zakat collection only reached 3.7 trillion in 2015. This study aims to determine the following: (1) the forecasting of zakat collection in Indonesia based on the historical data for the next 5– 10 years or over time and (2) the system used by Muslim countries to collect zakat fund. This study used the multiplicative decomposition forecasting method with annually data collected over 2005-2015. The findings showed that zakat collection would be expected to reach about Rp 5.0 trillion in 2020. It is expected to increase to 8.33 trillion in 2029, with mean absolute percent error (MAPE) value as much as 0.18. Furthermore, there are different kinds of zakat systems used by Muslim countries. Indonesia uses the voluntary zakat system, which could affect the amount of zakat collection. The findings of this study are expected to inform policy makers regarding the management of zakat collection. Keywords: Forecasting, Zakat Collection, Poverty Eradication, Multiplicative Decomposition

scholarly journals The use and benefits of information communication technology by Polish small and medium sized enterprises

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-225
Author(s):  
Celina Sołek-Borowska
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Research Study ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Main Area ◽  
Knowledge Repository ◽  
Ict Tools

Despite the significant contribution that information communication technology (ICT) has made to business, prior studies indicated that there is a large number of unsuccessful ICT implementations in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Moreover, literature also indicated that SMEs’ utilization of ICT tools is reported to be low worldwide, while that is also the case with Polish SMEs. This paper was aim to identify the ICT tools used by Polish SMEs, the areas in which they are used, and the benefits companies perceive from such use. Findings of this research study with 153 Polish SMEs suggest that the most popular ICT tool is email, used by 88% of surveyed entities. Emails contain knowledge and information that is not codified in any knowledge repository. The main area of enterprise where employees use new technologies is marketing, as confirmed by 44% of the surveyed entities. About 59% of the companies surveyed recognize that the use of new technologies brings benefits, which translate into an increase in the company's profits. To stimulate the development of SMEs Polish companies, this study found that it is important to support the development of modern ICT tools for economic growth.

scholarly journals Analisis Pro-poor Growth Melalui Identifikasi Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Terhadap Ketimpangan Pendapatan dan Kemiskinan Di Indonesia Tahun 2010-2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Azka Muthia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Interdependent Relationships

<p>Economic growth, income distribution inequality, and poverty should have interdependent relationships with one another. In 2010 to 2015, Indonesia experienced a decrease in poverty but its economic growth slowed and the Gini ratio was stagnant. Therefore the author conducted research to analyze the influence of economic growth and income disparity on poverty eradication in Indonesia to find out the level of economic growth influence whether it is pro-poor or anti-poor and to find out the sectors influencing the poverty eradication. The panel data obtained from 33 provinces in Indonesia from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed. The result of this study showed that the economic growth had negative influence on poverty level. Based on the influence of elasticity value of net poverty on the economic growth, the economic growth can minimize the poverty. The economic growth in Indonesia for 2010-2015 was pro poor, but the value of gross elasticity and net poverty on Indonesia's economic growth is less elastic. As a result, poverty reduction driven by economic growth was not too large.</p><p><strong>Keywords : </strong>pro poor growth, panel regression analysis, poverty</p>

Human Development: Means and Ends (The Quaid-i-Azam Lecture)

1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (4I) ◽  
pp. 333-372
Author(s):  
Paul P. Streeten
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Nations Development

Sometimes the change in the fashions of thinking about development appears like a comedy of errors, a lurching from one fad to another. Economic growth, employment creation, jobs and justice, redistribution with growth, basic needs, bottom-up development, participatory development, sustainable development, market-friendly development, liberation, liberalisation, human development; thus goes the carousel of the slogans. But this would not be a correct record. There has been an evolution in our thinking about development. Both internal logic and new evidence have led to the revision of our views. Previous and partly discarded approaches have taught us much that is still valuable, and our current approach will surely be subject to criticisms. A brief survey of the evolution of our thinking may be helpful. The discussion started in the 1950s, influenced by Arthur Lewis (1955) and others, who emphasised economic growth as the key to poverty eradication. Even at this early stage, sensible economists and development planners were quite clear (in spite of what is now often said in caricature of past thought) that economic growth is not an end in itself, but a performance test of development. Arthur Lewis defined the purpose of development as widening our range of choice, exactly as the Human Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme do today.

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