Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?

In this study, we examined the relationship between determinants of governance and poverty reduction. We also investigated how female participation in the labour market helps alleviate poverty. We collected the balanced panel data of 29 countries over the period 2004–2016 from the World Bank databas...

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Main Authors: Barkat Jamil, Shen Yaping, Nizam Ud Din, Shama Nazneen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-02-01
Series:Ekonomska Istraživanja
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1889391
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spelling doaj-31dc92a09c504f60864819ad38dc141d2021-04-06T13:27:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEkonomska Istraživanja1331-677X1848-96642021-02-010011710.1080/1331677X.2021.18893911889391Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?Barkat Jamil0Shen Yaping1Nizam Ud Din2Shama Nazneen3Department of Administration,Department of administration, Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai UniversityDepartment of Administration,Department of administration, Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai UniversityDepartment of Accounting, Nankai Business School, Nankai UniversityCollege of Tourism and Service Management, Nankai UniversityIn this study, we examined the relationship between determinants of governance and poverty reduction. We also investigated how female participation in the labour market helps alleviate poverty. We collected the balanced panel data of 29 countries over the period 2004–2016 from the World Bank database and Worldwide Governance Indicators database. Results indicated that robust governance is necessary for poverty reduction and that policy implementation timeliness is more likely to mitigate poverty. Moreover, the inclusion of females in the labour market and an efficient governance system contribute to enhanced well-being among the poor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1889391government effectivenesscontrol of corruptionregulatory qualitygenderpovertygovernance
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author Barkat Jamil
Shen Yaping
Nizam Ud Din
Shama Nazneen
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Shen Yaping
Nizam Ud Din
Shama Nazneen
Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
Ekonomska Istraživanja
government effectiveness
control of corruption
regulatory quality
gender
poverty
governance
author_facet Barkat Jamil
Shen Yaping
Nizam Ud Din
Shama Nazneen
author_sort Barkat Jamil
title Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
title_short Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
title_full Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
title_fullStr Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
title_full_unstemmed Do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
title_sort do effective public governance and gender (in)equality matter for poverty?
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series Ekonomska Istraživanja
issn 1331-677X
1848-9664
publishDate 2021-02-01
description In this study, we examined the relationship between determinants of governance and poverty reduction. We also investigated how female participation in the labour market helps alleviate poverty. We collected the balanced panel data of 29 countries over the period 2004–2016 from the World Bank database and Worldwide Governance Indicators database. Results indicated that robust governance is necessary for poverty reduction and that policy implementation timeliness is more likely to mitigate poverty. Moreover, the inclusion of females in the labour market and an efficient governance system contribute to enhanced well-being among the poor.
topic government effectiveness
control of corruption
regulatory quality
gender
poverty
governance
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1889391
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