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Tagoe, Michael Ayitey – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011
The Millennium Development Goals launched in 2001 provide a worldwide agenda to reduce poverty by 2015. Though the eight goals provide synergies for the rapid reduction of poverty, the MDGs have come under criticism for being too narrow and sometimes leaving out critical aspects of human development and well-being. Although the MDGs address some…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Economic Progress, Poverty, Illiteracy
Kingombe, Christian – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
The impact of vocational training on economic growth and poverty reduction in African countries is unknown. Without such knowledge, however, countries and donors cannot formulate appropriate policies. Even the 35 countries surveyed in the 2008 "African Economic Outlook" can only supply approximate data. More and better data are needed to…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship
Pawasarat, John; And Others – 1991
This report consists of tabulations by county for the entire 1987 and 1988 population receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the entire population in the Work Experience and Job Training (WEJT) and Community Work Experience (CWEP) programs in Wisconsin. The tables include a complete history of all reported earnings data for…
Descriptors: County Programs, Economic Progress, Employment Programs, Employment Statistics