quantirativeiy calculates how much growth contributed to the reducfron of poverty since 1986. We argue that the impressive growth … incolne sources in reducing poverty. Applying Kakwani et.al (2004),s methodology to Thai household data during 1986-2002, it … household survey in 2000, the poverty elasticify is calculated at-1.206, meaning that for every I percent increase in average …

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty … infrastructure to growth; the significance of growth, infrastructure and human development to poverty reduction; the contribution of … growth and human development to sustainable development; the effect of nonfarm incomes to growth, poverty reduction, and …

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty … infrastructure to growth; the significance of growth, infrastructure and human development to poverty reduction; the contribution of … growth and human development to sustainable development; the effect of nonfarm incomes to growth, poverty reduction, and …

This study extends the literature on the relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction by differentiating … growth and poverty into their sectoral compositions and locations. We find that growth in the rural services sector reduces … poverty in all sectors and locations. However, in terms of elasticity of poverty, urban services growth has the largest for …

Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to … earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the … inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …

Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to … earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the … inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …

the eight MDGs. The MDGs include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; universal primary education; gender equality …, namely : Goal 1 (poverty and hunger), Goal 2 (education), Goal 3 (gender equality), Goal 5 (maternal health), Goal 6 (control … of progress in achieving the MDGs for the reduction of poverty incidence, the reduction of the infant mortality rate and …

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other … Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded … educational capital. However, in education, the rich and the poor are separated by two different educational divisions …