Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge … benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research, Livelihoods, and Poverty shed light on these questions through a … collection of case studies that explore the types of impact that agricultural research has had on livelihoods and poverty in low …

education, health, and nutrition services—have become a vital part of poverty reduction strategies in many countries … from case studies of CCTs in Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The studies examine many aspects of CCTs, including …

reduce the wide differences in income earned, so that the number of people living below the poverty line can be reduced? What … roles do education and the migration of household members play in lifting people out of poverty and in improving income … inequality and poverty in developing countries. These studies help policymakers understand the root causes of income inequality …

"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and … Brazil, tailored for income distribution and poverty analysis. The model distinguishes 10 different labor types and 270 … model. Poverty and income distribution indexes are computed over the entire sample of households and persons, before and …

household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in terms of its impact on poverty alleviation relative to other feasible …

the individual level, the study focuses on aggregate community-level indicators of well being such as poverty, inequality … level: (1) changes in rates of relative poverty; (2) changes in inequality; (3) school continuation rates; (4) changes in …

household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in terms of its impact on poverty alleviation relative to other feasible …

the individual level, the study focuses on aggregate community-level indicators of well being such as poverty, inequality … level: (1) changes in rates of relative poverty; (2) changes in inequality; (3) school continuation rates; (4) changes in …