We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality …, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005, which is followed by falling inequality thereafter. Using an … inequality decomposition technique, we show that the rising inequality between 1991 and 2005 was, for the most part, driven by …

poor growth, then summarizing the linkages between inequality, poverty, and pro poor growth, before proceeding to analyze …Pro Poor Growth has become a central concern to achieve sustainable poverty reduction in developing countries. Despite …

poverty, as opposed to growth alone. The contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its own growth … evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than nonagriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest … of the poor (as reflected in the $1-day squared poverty gap). It is also up to 3.2 times better at reducing $1-day …

Using 2000-04 panel data this study analyses the pathways rural households followed out of poverty in two lagging … poverty reduction. Income transfers and agricultural tax abolishment have helped at the margin. Overall, the findings … highlight that the scope for reducing poverty in lagging rural regions is often substantial in agriculture, also in countries …