How Does Inequality of Opportunities Affect the Distribution of Economic Wellbeing in Cameroon?

Koyeu, Fourier Prevost Fotso; Ningaye, Paul; Fokam, Dieu Ne Dort Talla

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“…Breastfeeding comes in fourth place with 11.22%. These results are in line with those of [8], [43]. In Togo, this breakdown highlights the fact that a large majority of inequalities in nutrition are due to the possession of exploitable agricultural land, the child's sex and the parents' place of residence.…”

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“…Our results show that to reach an egalitarian situation in the second ECD dimension "nutrition", one should play a trade-off by reallocating a proportion of 0.166 inequalities. This being the case, 17% of the inequalities due to the eight (8) circumstances should be reallocated between the two extremes of children. This reallocation will be from children who are not underweight, stunted and wasted to their counterparts with poor nutritional status.…”

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“…The main research on the effects of inequalities of opportunity includes that of [2]- [6]. These inequalities can be found in access to health care [5] in access to the use of telecommunication services [6] in access to the labor market [7] in the distribution of welfare [8] and in early childhood development [9]. The concept of equality of opportunity emerged and found its major foundations and contributions with the work of [11].…”

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Inequality of Opportunity and Early Childhood Development in Togo

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This paper aims to analyze the effect of inequality of opportunity on early childhood development in Togo. To achieve this objective, we use a logit model to obtain the conditional probabilities of the study circumstances. Based on these probabilities, we construct dissimilarity indices with the parametric approach and then apply Shapley decomposition using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted in Togo in 2017. The results obtained show that inequalities in opportunities slow early childhood development. The Shapley decomposition reveals that region of residence, ownership of agricultural land and mother's education contribute most to inequalities in early childhood development dimensions at 57.58%, 25.50% and 28.77%, respectively. Additionally, the return to an equal situation between children characterized by good health, better nutrition and good social and emotional cognitive development and those in poor condition is conditioned by the reallocation of 12.4% of the inequalities of the first group of children to the second group. Strengthening the coordination of agricultural activities and the provision of safe water to rural households is essential to improve the level of the early childhood development indicator. JEL Classification: D30, D63, I14, I15

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Understanding Wealth Inequalities in Education Access in Urbanizing Sub-Saharan Africa

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Introduction: Urbanization is a double-edged sword, while it is transforming the world, it is also creating spaces that pose threats to its benefits. In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanization is occurring amidst slowed economic growth and into spaces that are already strained. This is resulting in the growth of urban poverty and possibly increasing inequalities. It is thus imperative to understand the effects of urbanization in realizing inclusive and equitable education for all.Objective: We examine inequalities in enrolment of schooling going children aged 6–17 years living in urban areas using the latest Demographic and Health Surveys data from 24 SSA countries.Methods: We utilize three measures of inequality: Rate difference, rate ratio, and relative concentration index to examine inequalities in education access. Using wealth status as the key inequality indicator, we compute and compare school enrollment of children living in urban poor households with that of those living in urban rich households for each measure of inequality. Where appropriate, we stratify the results by country, age, and gender.Results: The results show high levels of inequalities in education access in urban settings. Across all the measures of inequality, in most countries, children from urban poor households were significantly less likely to be in school compared to those from the richest ranked households. The degree of inequality varied considerably between countries and the age groups. Among children aged 6–11 years, Tanzania, Burundi, Nigeria, and Uganda had the highest degree of inequality favouring the urban rich. We also find intriguing results in few countries such as Ethiopia, Benin, Senegal and Mali, which the urban poor had, better school enrolments than the urban rich. We do not find a clear pattern to suggest girls from poor households are overly disadvantaged than boys from similar households.Conclusion: Our study shows a high level of inequalities in education access in an urban setting, with children age in urban poor settings hugely disadvantaged. There is a need for strategic efforts in terms of deliberate interventions and policy frameworks to combat the apparent inequalities that disadvantage children from poor families from accessing education.

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How Does Inequality of Opportunities Affect the Distribution of Economic Wellbeing in Cameroon?

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Inequality of Opportunity and Early Childhood Development in Togo

Inequality of Opportunity and Early Childhood Development in Togo

Understanding Wealth Inequalities in Education Access in Urbanizing Sub-Saharan Africa

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