poverty from rural areas to large cities. First, a simple bifurcation of population in terms of poor and non-poor sub …-groups is examined along with the incidence of poverty across different categories of occupations and non-workers. Then, an … merely transfer rural poverty to urban areas, and further that population mobility yields improvement in the living standard …

This paper attempts to identify a pathway out of poverty over generations in the rural Philippines, based on long … income, improved human capital through schooling and the development of non-farm sectors are the keys to reducing poverty in … opportunities for the less educated, which also significantly contributed to the poverty reduction. …

This paper analyzes poverty-affected females in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. As the measurement of poverty, the paper … uses body mass index (BMI) because it is one of the effective tools for measuring individual poverty level. The results of … the BMI analysis show that the most poverty-affected female group is the female household heads in urban areas. The …

This paper describes and analyzes the major features of economic development and poverty reduction in Egypt during its … transition to a market Economy. It focuses on the changes in the situation of poverty and economic policies pursued as remedies … by the government of Egypt and the ruling NDP. Sustainable development and poverty reduction is the core of the President …

This article is distinct in its application of the logit transformation to the poverty ratio for the purpose of … by three indicators related to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and then examine its effect on poverty reduction at the … statistically significant and robust effect on decreasing the poverty ratio. …

in order to promote poverty alleviation and human development in the Philippines. …

Despite the professed claims of microcredit alleviating poverty, little is known about what kind of credit contract is …

Luzon Island, have indicated that rural poverty alleviation began partly due to the increased investment in education …