growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears … process. Two alternatives development strategies are described: pro-poor growth and pro-growth poverty reduction. The finding … that high initial poverty incidence acts as a deterrent to subsequent growth is confronted with micro evidence from rural …

India witnessed high levels of growth in the last decade but national levels of poverty and inequality remain high …. Infrastructure provision is seen as a particularly important instrument for helping in regional development where government can play … a significant role due to the public goods nature of infrastructure facilities. Literature confirms the positive …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … or no success in reducing poverty, many have had significant achievements. The paper argues that inter … into poverty reduction. Since the 1990s (when poverty data are available) the distinction in terms of poverty reduction can …

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 … cross-country poverty convergence using data from the same sources but an extended period, i.e. 1977-2014. We find that …

This paper examines the linkage between financial liberalization, economic growth and poverty reduction in Sub … positively associated with poverty reduction and financial liberalization coefficients are positively related to economic growth … are not significant in the poverty equation, which suggests that financial liberalization does not have direct impact on …

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have shown strong signs of growth resilience in … benefited the top quintile during PRSP implementation. It finds that PRSP implementation has neither reduced poverty headcount … successful in reducing poverty and increasing the income share of the poor, there is no conclusive evidence that PRSP …

The report analyses the contribution to date of agricultural water management to poverty reduction and growth in the in … which increased investment in agricultural water management could make a sustainable contribution to further poverty … and paths to poverty reduction through agricultural growth. The second to fifth chapters contain a regional diagnostic …

implementation. It finds that PRSP implementation has neither reduced poverty headcount nor raised the income share of the poorest … quintile in Sub-Saharan Africa. While countries in other regions have been more successful in reducing poverty and increasing …