Child poverty, status of rural women and education in sub Saharan Africa

Ingutia, Rose Anyiko; Rezitis, Anthony N.; Sumelius, John

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104869

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“…According to the Central Statistics Agency (2019), development programs that have been implemented so far have always paid great attention to poverty alleviation effo rts because the development carried out aims to improve the community's welfare. Poverty is a condition in which people cannot fulfill their basic needs (Ingutia et al, 2020;Kussudyarsana, 2019). Eastern Indonesia has the potential for economic strength in the form of the availability of abundant natural resources.…”

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The Determinant Factors of Poverty in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence from 12 Provinces

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Rahayu²,

Kumar³

2022

jejak

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This study aims to analyze the factors forming the number of poor people in Eastern Indonesia. Panel data regression was utilized as the analysis approach, with a cross-section comprising 12 provinces in Indonesia's Eastern Region from 2010 to 2018. This study will examine the effect of total government spending on education, government spending on health, labor force participation rate, regional minimum wage, investment, and the Gini index on poverty in Eastern Indonesia. The results showed that government spending on health and regional minimum wages had a negative effect on the number of poor people in Eastern Indonesia. The number of poor people in Eastern Indonesia will decrease if the realization of government spending on health and the determination of regional minimum wages increases. The increase in the realization of government spending in the health sector indicates that regional policies on the allocation of health spending have been carried out in a proportional, efficient, and effective manner so that they are right on target. Meanwhile, government expenditure on education, investment, labor force participation rates, and the Gini index has no effect on the number of poor people in Eastern Indonesia.

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The Determinant Factors of Poverty in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence from 12 Provinces

Febriandika

Rahayu²,

Kumar³

2022

jejak

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“…For example, a report by UNICEF (2020), which compiled findings from surveys on national education responses to COVID-19 from 150 countries, showed that schoolchildren in low-income countries were the least likely to access remote learning and the most likely to attend schools with insufficient resources to safeguard operations. Several studies have however suggested that the provision of social services, in terms of education, health care, water and sanitation, enhances productivity and overall quality of life (Schultz and Appleby, 2019;Chireshe and Ocran, 2020;Ingutia et al, 2020). As such, the literature demonstrates the complementarities ICT and the provision of social services among various social services (education, health, water, sanitation and nutrition, for example), as well as between social service provisions and other macroeconomic policy goals (Evans, 2020;Murshed, Bergougui, Badiuzzaman and Pulok, 2020;Park, 2020).…”

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ICT and the provision of social services in low-income countries: the moderating role of institutional quality

Evans

2022

JEC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of information and communications technology (ICT) on the provision of social services, as well as the moderating effect of institutional quality on the relationship between ICT and the provision of social services for 31 low-income countries. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on panel data from World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators spanning 1996 to 2020 for 31 low-income countries. To analyze the data, the study uses cross-sectional dependence tests, slope heterogeneity tests, panel unit root tests, panel cointegration tests and cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag (CS-ARDL) analysis. Findings The results overwhelmingly show that ICT has a significant positive effect on the provision of social services in both the short- and long-run. Also, the study reveals that institutional quality has a significant positive impact on the provision of social services in the short- and long-run. The results further provide empirical evidence of the positive and significant moderating effect of institutional quality on the relationship between ICT and the provision of social services. Practical implications This study points out the significant potential of identifying appropriate scales of ICT infrastructure and institutional quality needed to support the various governments in low-income countries to improve social services delivery mechanisms and outreach efficacy and impact. The study can be invaluable for ICT innovators and policymakers in promoting the provision of social services. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first attempt to determine the effect of ICT on the provision of social services, as well as the moderating effect of institutional quality on the relationship between ICT and the provision of social services, especially for low-income countries using CS-ARDL.

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“…Both definitions are based on the financial elements that do not represent the whole issue and not describe the reality of poverty in children. This is a different case with the definition according to Ingutia et al (2020), where the children poverty is understood as those whom their rights are denied in getting access to proper supports in term of material, sociocultural, economy, politic, social and environments which are the basic things needed for the children development. This definition describes the issue more adequately because it considers the surrounding elements of the children in poverty.…”

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“…When their family income is affected, it will also negatively influence the children's development, welfare, education, and nutrition (Ge & Wang, 2019) which then contribute to a long-term effect. According to Ingutia, Rezitis, and Sumelius (2020), with insufficient resources and unacceptable conditions, in terms of nutrition and facilities in the community or family, the children will have difficulties in exploring their potentials. Besides, they also have a high probability of dropping school and paying less attention to learning and education (Ingutia et al, 2020).…”

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“…According to Ingutia, Rezitis, and Sumelius (2020), with insufficient resources and unacceptable conditions, in terms of nutrition and facilities in the community or family, the children will have difficulties in exploring their potentials. Besides, they also have a high probability of dropping school and paying less attention to learning and education (Ingutia et al, 2020). Poverty also creates a boundary and gap with the children who are not in the poverty category, hence, further denying them from the established system, (Qi & Wu, 2015).…”

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Implikasi Covid-19 Terhadap Kemiskinan Kanak-Kanak

Saari

Ismail

Anuar

2021

ijcfh

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Abstrak Isu kemiskinan kanak-kanak amat jarang diwacanakan di Malaysia sedangkan ia merupakan isu kritikal yang menjadi penentu masa hadapan mereka dan negara. Keadaan kemiskinan kanak-kanak menjadi lebih teruk dengan penularan wabak Covid-19 dan pengisytiharan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP). Andaian awal, PKP memberikan kesan secara multidimensional ke atas kemiskinan kanak-kanak. Justeru, objektif kajian adalah untuk mengetahui cabaran berkaitan implikasi Covid-19 yang berbentuk multidimensional ke atas kemiskinan kanak-kanak. Kajian menggunapakai pendekatan kualitatif dengan merujuk kepada sumber sekunder sahaja yang terdiri dari Laporan Kemiskinan Kanak-kanak Bandar, UNICEF 2017, artikel jurnal, buku dan tesis yang berkaitan. Pengkaji menggunakan instrument melalui pendekatan Cadangan Dasar Program sedia ada yang dikeluarkan oleh United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF Malaysia) yang meliputi empat bidang iaitu pendidikan, makanan, kesihatan dan kebajikan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa implikasi Covid-19 sememangnya telah memberi pelbagai kesan negatif kepada kanak-kanak dalam pendidikan, makanan, kesihatan dan kebajikan. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini telah membantu pelbagai pihak, khususnya pihak kerajaan berkaitan realiti kesan Covid-19 dan PKP ke atas kemiskinan kanak-kanak dari pelbagai dimensi. Abstract The poverty issue among children is rarely being discussed and talked about in Malaysia while it is one critical problem that could affect the future generation as well as the nation. The poverty rate among children has increased with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and also the declaration of Restricted Movement Order (RMO). Based on the early estimation, RMO has been affecting the children's poverty in multidimensional aspects. Hence, objective of the study is to know the challenges related to the Covid-19 implications in form of multidimensional aspects regarding the children poverty. The research is using a qualitative approach by referring to the secondary resources which is the Report of Poverty in Urban Kids, UNICEF 2017, journal articles, books, and theses. Researchers use the instrument through the existing Program Policy Proposal approach issued by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF Malaysia) which covers four areas, education, food, health and welfare. The results of the study found that the implications of Covid-19 have indeed had various negative effects on children in education, food, health and welfare. In conclusion, this study has helped various parties, especially the government bodies on tackling the reality of Covid-19 and RMO towards the poverty of children in multidimensional aspects.

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Child poverty, status of rural women and education in sub Saharan Africa

Cited by 13 publications

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The Determinant Factors of Poverty in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence from 12 Provinces

The Determinant Factors of Poverty in Eastern Indonesia: Evidence from 12 Provinces

ICT and the provision of social services in low-income countries: the moderating role of institutional quality

Implikasi Covid-19 Terhadap Kemiskinan Kanak-Kanak

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