Growth is pro-poor if the poverty measure of interest falls. This implies three potential sources of pro-poor growth …: (a) a high rate of growth of average incomes; (b) a high sensitivity of poverty to growth in average incomes; and (c) a … poverty-reducing pattern of growth in relative incomes. I empirically decompose changes in poverty in a large sample of …

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 …

, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that …

Recent studies on the relationship between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that …. Its results suggest that financial deepening could narrow income inequality and reduce poverty, and that stronger property …

characteristics, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in … the last two decades, but poverty reduction has slowed in recent years. Although available indicators sometimes give …, mainly in urban areas. Further progress in poverty reduction and inclusiveness would require sustained high growth and …

Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a …

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential … and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in Nigeria declined from 43 percent to 34 percent between 1985 and 1992 … infrastructure need to be central strategies in the fight against poverty in Nigeria. …