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Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa … long term, while food aid and poverty reduction programs have little utility beyond immediately abating hunger and …- and long-run impact on poverty through various channels. It surveys spending trends and analyzes the effect of growing …
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eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland …
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"Contrary to conventional economic theories, the relationship between income growth and the share of the population within the rural or agricultural sector is extremely diverse, even among regions starting from similar levels of development, such as Asia and Africa. The pattern in developing...
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Africa’s recent economic growth is at a historical high, the patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite different from the Asian experiences where rapid growth was fueled by labor intensive, export-oriented manufacturing. Because this pattern differs with our typical view of...
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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 …
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"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 …
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The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...
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milk productivity, milk commercialization, and food expenditure. …
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increase in agricultural productivity and reduction in poverty rate." from authors' abstract … efficiency and poverty reduction. Overall, regression results confirm the negative impact of health impediment on farmers … may not necessarily lead to poverty reduction. Additional policy instruments may be needed to achieve simultaneous …
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