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A relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality and poverty
Wilfred I. Ukpere,Andre Slabbert +1 more
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In this paper, the authors argue that there is a positive relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality, and poverty, which paves a vista for further academic discourse.Abstract:
Purpose – This paper contends that there is a positive relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality and poverty, which paves a vista for further academic discourse.Design/methodology/approach – As a meta‐analytical study, the paper relied on secondary data. It is a qualitative study, which is based on conceptual analysis, theory building and “emic” perspective (authors' viewpoint).Findings – A relationship between current globalisation, unemployment, inequality and poverty should be investigated further. Unemployment increases levels of inequality and poverty within society. Although bequeathed with various names and definitions, the logics of current globalisation seem to have exacerbated the problem of global unemployment, the corollary of which is endemic inequality and poverty.Practical implications – Increases in income inequality and poverty over the past decades, can be attributed to globalisation. Therefore, within the domain of unemployment, inequality and poverty in the e...read more
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
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