The importance of remittances for the level and distribution of economic well-being in Lesotho.
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"Using the 1986/87 Household Budget Survey of Lesotho, we measure the extent of inequality, identify the determinants of economic well-being and decompose total inequality by population subgroups. The results show large inequality in economic well-being. Many households in Lesotho are heavily dependent on miners' remittances from the Republic of South Africa. In the study we quantify their effects on the level of well-being and the extent of inequality. It is concluded that remittances decrease inequality in Lesotho."
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of international development
دوره 6 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994