The importance of remittances for the level and distribution of economic well-being in lesotho

Type Journal Article - Journal of International Development
Title The importance of remittances for the level and distribution of economic well-being in lesotho
Author(s)
Volume 6
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1994
Page numbers 373-397
URL http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/12291072
Abstract
"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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