objectives of state-building; sustained rapid, broad-based economic growth; and poverty reduction. Analysis of the Afghan economy … strategy for growth and poverty reduction, based on the NDF/SAF, and puts forward key strategic priorities and directions for … engine of growth and poverty reduction in Afghanistan. Agriculture, covered in Chapter 6, comprises half of the economy and …

, reaching lower middle-income status in 2010. In line with rapid economic growth, Vietnam has achieved impressive progress … towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this time. This paper sheds light on some elements of Vietnam … remaining SDGs in Vietnam will be a challenge, with total annual additional spending needs in the 5 subsectors estimated at 7 …

effectiveness of growth in reducing poverty; whereas an adverse direct effect of initial poverty on growth - which is recognized as …The literature on poverty convergence is sparse and much of the empirical evidence relies on Ravallion (2012) who found … a lack of poverty convergence across some ninety Less Developed Countries (LDCs) during 1977-2007. This paper revisits …

the past three decades than those starting out richer, as initial poverty retards growth and makes it less effective in … initial poverty incidences decline over time. Our analysis also finds initial poverty as having little direct effect on growth … in LDCs, except in SSA where higher initial poverty is associated with faster growth. …

We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in … at HDI thresholds of 0.725, 0.727 and 0.778 and; (ii) inequality in UMIC and LA with HDI thresholds of respectively 0 …

The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …