(english) The aim of this paper is to realize an in-depth analysis of the growth and poverty interactions in Syria …-2004 period growth was not equitable at both national and regional levels. When the objective of halving poverty in 2015 is used … other characteristic of the Syrian growth and poverty performance is the widening of the gap between urban and rural areas …

a surge after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro … education, nutrition and health. The high degree of inequality is important for explaining the disappointing results in poverty … reduction. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) gives priority to investment in education and health supply. In countries …

This paper deals with the causes and consequences of inequality and poverty in the countries east of the new frontiers … of the European Union, mainly with the CIS countries. Poverty and inequalities in the former socialist countries were … of income and wealth. The new structural sources of poverty and inequalities have often been more extreme. Some CIS …

Three main changes in thinking about poverty have gained increasing currency over the past decade. First, the concept … of poverty has broadened, with increasing attention to issues of vulnerability, inequality and human rights. Second, the … capital. Third, the causal structure has deepened to focus on flows of individuals into and out of poverty, rather than on …

(English) How has poverty changed during the 1997-99 period, when the Peruvian economic performance deteriorated … on cross-section comparisons of poverty indicators. In this paper we extend the analysis first by examining the … robustness of these kind of comparisons by considering sampling errors and stochastic dominance and second, by analyzing poverty …

(english) Because of the lack of panel data there have been few studies on poverty dynamics in developing countries … objective is to identify the general and specific characteristics of chronic and transient poverty. We measure the importance of … poverty transitions, as well as the characteristics of the temporarily and the chronically poor, with respect to those of non …

poverty reduction tool. It argues that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies …, its impact on poverty reduction remains in doubt. Microfinance, however, certainly plays an important role in providing … self-esteem. However, for any significant dent on poverty, the focus of public policy should be on growth-oriented and …

“Accelerated Growth Strategy” (Stratégie de Croissance Accélérée in French or SCA) in the fight against poverty. We start by an … Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The progress made, however, was not sufficient to significantly reduce the rural …

Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim of reducing poverty by half … growth strategy is not really in accordance with the Senegalese Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper …