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 …

We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 … poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of …

This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China …. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export …-led growth model. Between Chinese households, we find that the most important factors explaining income inequality are location …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

dynamic measure permits us to focus on inequality as well as distinguish between countries where per capita income growth was … globalization could also be positive with foreign direct investment and trade openess fostering greater inclusiveness, while …

This paper presents an overview of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) for Guinea-Bissau. The paper … discusses the phenomenon of poverty, its dimensions, extent, and distribution by category and region. It provides a background … analysis of developments in poverty based on the diagnostic of past economic policies. The paper presents the priority goals in …

This paper focuses on Senegal’s second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP–II). It summarizes the results of the … document for growth and poverty reduction that draws legitimacy from an underlying participatory process, it sets poverty …

/2015. The Ethiopian government’s main development agenda has been poverty eradication. The government has designed, and is …

The paper reports the progress of the Honduran poverty reduction strategy program, projects, and policy measures. The … for the poverty reduction strategy. An overview of the poverty situation and the performance of the poverty …-related economic and social indicators are also discussed. Finally, the adjustment of some poverty reduction strategy program goals and …

This paper assesses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Vietnam, known as the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and … Growth Strategy (CPRGS). It is an action program to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. This paper … reviews the objectives and tasks of socio-economic development and poverty reduction. The government of Vietnam takes poverty …