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Albania - Urban Growth, Migration and Poverty Reduction : A Poverty Assessment

World Bank - 2012

This sector report claims that in the three years between 2002 and 2005 alone, almost 235,000 people have moved out of poverty in Albania. Strong economic growth and large inflow of remittances are at the center of this impressive achievement. However, low productivity of predominantly small...

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Who suffers from indoor air pollution? : evidence from Bangladesh

Dasgupta, Susmita (contributor) - 2004

"In this paper the authors investigate individuals' exposure to indoor air pollution. Using new survey data from Bangladesh, they analyze exposure at two levels--differences within households attributable to family roles, and differences across households attributable to income and education....

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Indoor air quality for poor families : new evidence from Bangladesh

Huq, Mainul (contributor) - 2004

"Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants of IAP in Bangladesh using the latest air monitoring technology and a national...

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Harnessing Urbanization to End Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Africa

World Bank - 2014

Urbanization is the single most important transformation that the African continent will undergo this century. More … than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow … through the urbanization process and in some countries, a large number of people reside in rural areas. Rapid urbanization, if …

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Reducing inequality for shared growth in China : strategy and policy options for Guangdong province

2010

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Reducing inequality for shared growth in China : strategy and policy options for Guangdong province

2011

This overview summarizes the key findings of the eight chapters and one policy note. It is organized as follows. The first section provides a background of Guangdong, while the second describes the current situation of inequality in the province. Next is a discussion of the potential impacts of...

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Structural change and poverty reduction in Brazil : the impact of the DOHA round

Mauricio - 2006

"Over the medium time horizon, skill upgrading, differentials in sectoral technological progress, and migration of labor out of farming activities are some of the major structural adjustment factors shaping the evolution of an economy and its connected poverty trends. The main focus of the...

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Sustaining gains in poverty reduction and human development in the Middle East and North Africa

Iqbal, Farrukh - 2006

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Global Economic Prospects 2006 : Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration

2005

International migration, the movement of people across international boundaries to improve economic opportunity, has enormous implications for growth and welfare in both origin and destination countries. An important benefit to developing countries is the receipt of remittances or transfers from...

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Agricultural growth for the poor : an agenda for development

2005

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