This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … poverty rate, but they tend to decrease the poverty gap and thereby ameliorate the depth of poverty. The estimates suggest … that a 10% increase in remittances decreases the poverty gap by about 0.7-1.4%. The paper also explores the robustness of …

recent gains in poverty reduction. The impact of higher food prices is severe—an additional 112 million people could have … escaped poverty in Asia during the late 2000s if food prices had not increased during the period. Thus, long- and shortterm … strategies are needed to ensure food security and bolster efforts at poverty reduction. Policies to enhance food security that …

This paper examines the relationships between economic growth, income distribution, and poverty for 17 Asian countries … in inequality on poverty. This trade-off between inequality and growth is quantified using a tool called the "inequality …% increase in inequality, with poverty remaining unchanged. Second, the paper looks into the issue of pro-poor growth. How to …

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 … the percentage of people living under the $1.25 per day poverty line to 21.9% from 27.1% in 2005. Poverty reduction was …

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 …

through 2011 to ascertain the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) investments on education. It presents … a critical overview of the effectiveness of ICT policies and strategies in basic education in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan …. Among its many important findings, the research shows that while the importance of ICT in education has been recognized …