Direct payments to Japanese farmers: Do they reduce rice income inequality? Lessons for other Asian countries

Home birth attendants in low income countries: who are they and what do they do?

BACKGROUND Nearly half the world's babies are born at home. We sought to evaluate the training, knowledge, skills, and access to medical equipment and testing for home birth attendants across 7 international sites. METHODS Face-to-face interviews were done by trained interviewers to assess level of training, knowledge and practices regarding care during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpart...

Income inequality and poverty : Do the nordic countries still constitute

Financial Market Policies to Reduce Income Inequality

1 The study employs the Deininger and Squire (1996) set of Gini coefficients for 49 developed and developing countries from 1947-94. It uses five-year averages of these and all explanatory variable data. Previous chapters of this report have emphasized the role of factor prices, and particularly the wages of unskilled workers, as a key determinant of income inequality. Through their impact on f...

Equalization of Direct Payments in Poland to the Level Applicable in Other Eu Countries

The paper tackles the problem of making direct payments in the EU countries more equal. Two sets of indices and their evolution are being presented: payment rates per product and per hectare of eligible area. The need of redistribution of direct payments is being stressed, followed by the discussion on different scenarios of distribution among Member States. The model finally accepted by the EU...

Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Healthcare Access and Equity: Are They Only Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs in high-income countries to address inequity in healthcare access and outcomes amongst population groups facing disadvantage. This study is the first that examines the scope and...