health, education, employment, income and expenditure, housing, access to public facilities and services, social capital and … also in terms of non-traditional measures, such as self-rated poverty and happiness. The BLSS 2012, together with the BLSS …

particular, poverty reduction was slower in low-income DMCs than the others under both the $1.25 and $2 per day poverty lines …Poverty reduction in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2005-2008 had been quite significant. Despite the global crisis …, an estimated 150 million people exited extreme poverty by 2008 - from 903.4 million in 2005 to 753.5 million, bringing …

vocational education and training, (iii) cooperating in higher education and research, (iv) addressing regional health issues, (v …

representative projects in the road transport, health, tourism, and energy sectors were selected for detailed analysis, and research …

This study analyzes the potential fiscal, health, and poverty impacts of increasing cigarette taxes in five countries …, but do reap a substantial proportion of the health benefits of reduced smoking. …