In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews … some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for … reducing poverty, taking into account the functional differences and overlap between the rural poor. Several policy options are …

, characteristics of poverty and the policy goals, assesses the national budgeting framework through which the I-ANDS will be integrated …

This poverty reduction strategy paper on Nicaragua shows that the main obstacles to poverty reduction are related to … state institutions in the territory have all contributed to the lack of success in poverty reduction. The countryâ …€™s potential in agriculture and natural resources are the main areas of opportunity regarding economic growth and poverty reduction. …

reduce poverty. First, macroeconomic, political, and security risks were identified. As the interim strategy presents a very …

This Joint Staff Advisory Note describes the progress made on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in Sierra … Leone on the basis of the June 2008 progress report. The report analyzes key elements of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS … indicates that implementation of poverty reduction programs suffered setbacks owing to weak revenue performance and delays in …

This abstract discusses Benin’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of … preparation of the growth and poverty reduction strategy (GPRS) and design of the macroeconomic and budgetary framework have been … explained in this paper. The impact of macroeconomic and budgetary framework on the attainment of the MDGs and on the poverty …