This study asks the question, “Is Black Economic Empowerment a South African growth catalyst?” It addresses the question with reference to the theoretical literature on economic and organizational structures. This literature argues that structures reflect values and influence patterns of behavior, empowerment and opportunities for economic growth. The paper shows that South Africa’s economic st...

Women’s empowerment conduces economic growth and is crucial for empowering women. Economic freedom means that people can take actions independently. Yet, women remain disadvantaged in developing countries like Pakistan. The current study analyses how fosters women’s We employed time series data 1990-2021. an index of (WEI) the Women's Business Law Index (WBLI) freedom. WBLI based on 8 distinct ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing substantially worldwide, leading to serious economic effects, complications and deaths. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an empowerment program providing support for psychosocial, behavioral, and clinical aspects of diabetes to help Brazilian users of public health services obtain metabolic control of this condition. ...

This paper was accepted for publication in July 2005 This paper critically reviews and analyses participatory GIS (PGIS) and participatory mapping applications within participatory spatial planning for community-based natural resource management in developing countries. There is an often implicit assumption that PGIS use is effective, in that it meets content needs, satisfies underlying local s...

Empowering rural women economically helps to ensure gender equality, the well-being of nation and basic needs a family. This study was conducted figure out factors affecting economic empowerment endeavors development practitioners in Wolaita Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling techniques were used obtain sample size 100 households. Data collected using cross-sectional semi-structured questionnaire, ...

This study examines the effect of quality electrification on empowerment women in terms economic autonomy, agency, mobility, decision-making abilities, and time allocation fuel collection India. It moves beyond consensus counting electried households as a measure progress gender parity, analyzes how affects women's intra-household bargaining power, labor supply decision time. We develop set ind...

Two main arguments are presented in current debates on women and economic empowerment. The right-based argument focuses on increasing women's job opportunities and their freedom to work in security and dignity. The economic argument emphasises women's economic capacities and potential contribution to economic growth. The economic argument draws on the fact that women tend to reinvest their inco...

It is universally accepted that Information Communication Technologies (ICT) offer immense opportunities for the comprehensive social and economic development of the people all over the world. Without its adoption, there is little chance for countries or regions to develop. However, the potential of ICT as a technology for promoting micro-enterprises by poor women is still unused in many countr...