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 …

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

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 Cape Verde’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (DECRP). The Strategy of Growth and … Poverty Reduction is an integral part of a strategic planning process. The institutional framework for the implementation of …

This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). Congo’s I-PRSP explains the features and … causes of poverty in Congo. It provides a short- and medium-term vision of development as well as a strategic orientation for … a return to sustainable and equitable growth. The main objective is steady poverty reduction. The choice and …

This paper focuses on Togo’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper adopted by the …

This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for the Kingdom of Lesotho presents a determined plan in pursuance of high and …

This annual progress report reviews Burkina Faso’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). The regional … in 2004, to reduce the incidence of poverty to less than 35 percent by 2015, and to increase life expectancy to at least …