"Child labor is widespread in developing countries, but its causes are debatable. Poverty is considered the primary … evidence from Nepal, Peru, and Zimbabwe. We find that while poverty drives child work and schooling in rural areas, it does not … response to poverty and subsistence requirements. Similarly, improving access to credit has greater potential for alleviating …

"Child labor is widespread in developing countries, but its causes are debatable. Poverty is considered the primary … evidence from Nepal, Peru, and Zimbabwe. We find that while poverty drives child work and schooling in rural areas, it does not … response to poverty and subsistence requirements. Similarly, improving access to credit has greater potential for alleviating …

This paper examines the mechanisms that transmit isolation into poverty in Madagascar using household survey data … poverty in rural Madagascar increases with remoteness; (b) yields of major staple crops fall considerably as one gets farther …

effects on poverty reduction, it is important to first study trends in the allocation of funds, particularly as they relate to …

economic governance, agricultural growth, poverty, and food and nutrition security. The MfDR approach, which has gained …