this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching …pt. 1. Perspectives on Chinese development -- pt. 2. Agriculture and rural poverty -- pt. 3. Dimensions of human … development -- pt. 4. Globalization and inequality -- pt. 5. Strategies for reducing poverty and inequality …

and Poverty, Chapter 1, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press for the World Bank, 23-51 -- Ravi Kanbur (2001), 'Economic … Policy, Distribution and Poverty: The Nature of Disagreements', World Development, 29 (6), 1083-94 -- François Bourguignon … Growth, 7, 195-225 -- Martin Ravallion (2001), 'Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages', World Development …

Development', World Development, 33 (7), July, 1029-44 -- Roland Hodler (2006), 'The Curse of Natural Resources in Fractionalized …

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert … the world is appraised, and specially commissioned research focuses on the political economy process and the outcomes of …

Introduction / Jacques Silber and Guanghua Wan -- 1. An Asian poverty line? issues and options / Stephan Klasen -- 2. A … poverty line contingent on reference groups: implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries / Satya R …. Chakravarty, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, and Jacques Silber -- 3. Concepts and measurement of vulnerability to poverty and other …

and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools to combat poverty / Warner Woodworth -- Opportunities for …This unique book provides an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have been used in the past to … be used in poverty alleviation. Different models of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies highlighted …

The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the …