that year. Adverse weather in 1994 led to a drop in sugar output in 1995 and a deceleration in the growth rate of the … economy to 2.9 percent. As sugar production reverted to normal levels, real GDP growth reached 5.2 percent in 1996 …

: Favorable growth has helped reduce poverty, but more even and accelerated progress requires strengthening of infrastructure and …

and formidable challenges. The first MDG, reducing extreme poverty by half, is likely to be met at the global level …, thanks to a remarkable surge in global economic growth over the past decade. But, on current trends, the human development …

, examines the impact of the worst recession since the Great Depression on poverty and human development outcomes in developing … precrisis progress in poverty reduction will slow, particularly in low-income countries in Africa. No household in developing … countries is immune. Gaps will persist to 2020. In 2015, 20 million more people in Sub-Saharan Africa will be in extreme poverty …

Five priority programs were identified to help stabilize the economy and lay the groundwork for equitable growth. The …

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGPRS), which presents main policy directions of the government with a focus on … economic growth acceleration and poverty reduction efforts. It describes the transition period of Mongolia, demographic trends … drawn from the household income and expenditure survey, the poverty situation, gender inequality, and poverty reduction …

This paper reviews Azerbaijan’s State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development 2003–2005 (SPPRED). The … Poverty Reduction Program in Azerbaijan has attracted an extensive and high degree of interest, matching its complexity and … scope. The main objective of the SPPRED is to define and measure poverty in Azerbaijan using a variety of indicators …