One of the central tenets of mainstream economics is Adam Smith's proposition that, given
certain conditions, self-interested behavior by individuals leads them to the social good …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the dynamic asymmetric relationship
between financial technology (FinTech) adoption and poverty alleviation on annual data for …

The paper studies the relation between globalization, inequality, and marginalization, within
and across countries. It reviews the existing evidence on globalization and global inequality …

Two opposing views exist in the literature on the potential role that international fish trade
plays in economic development. While some claim that fish trade has a pro-poor effect …

In recent decades, a number of initiatives have been undertaken to reduce poverty and
improve the economic situation of Least Developed Countries (LCDs), but there are still …

The poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are in a worse predicament than their counterparts in
other regions. The goal of this study was to establish the key drivers of poverty in SSA by …

This article uses simulations to explore the possibility of halving the number of people in
Africa living in extreme poverty by 2015. It shows that initial levels of inequality and per …

Despite the unprecedented gravity of the challenges posed by global warming, most political
systems have not given them the required priority. The oil industry has resisted, and many …

Introduction… the gap between the rich and poor is observed to be increasing with time. The
causes given to us [in India] were corruption and exploitation of the poor by the rich in …

2004 the World Institute for Development Economic Re at the United Nations University
initiated a large-scale r entitled" The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor served as …