. This poverty assessment seeks to learn from the pre and post revolution periods with a view of avoiding the repetition of … poverty, regional disparities, trends over time and the strong links between poverty, inequality, opportunities, and … strategic development plan. This poverty assessment questions the extent to which growth was truly pro-poor in Tunisia and, more …

Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country's broad … minority groups have not only continued to experience poverty rates far above the national average, but have seen slower … progress too. This report analyzes recent trends in poverty and shared prosperity. It presents the findings of the 2016 Vietnam …

Ethiopia's economy has grown rapidly over the last two decades, leading to significant national poverty reduction, but … there were significant differences in the pace and nature of poverty reduction across Ethiopia's eleven regions. Based on … the national poverty line, poverty decreased from 46 percent in 1996 to 24 percent in 2016 nationwide. Poverty decreased …

for 45 percent of GDP. While Burkina Faso has been successful in reducing poverty, this phenomenon is still high in the … country. The objective of this report is to review the state of knowledge of the profile and dynamics of poverty and to assess … the tangible achievements of Burkina Faso in the fight against poverty over the past decade, highlighting the major issues …

Uganda's progress in reducing poverty from 1993 to 2006 is a remarkable story of success that has been well told. The … narrative of Uganda's continued, albeit it slightly slower, progress in reducing poverty since 2006 is less familiar. This was a …'s progress in reducing poverty, with a specific focus on the period 2006 to 2013. The report shows that high growth from 2006 to …

The report consists of four chapters. Chapter one profiles the trends in growth, household consumption, and poverty … rates at the national level between 2004 and 2013. Descriptive statistics of consumption and selected poverty indexes are …

After the return to democracy, Ghana achieved significant economic growth and poverty reduction. However, in recent … years, the rate of poverty reduction has slowed, becoming insignificant after 2012. The largest reduction in poverty, 2 … in 2005-2012, and dropped to 0.2 percent per year between 2012 and 2016. The slowdown in poverty reduction was not due to …

Bangladesh has made good progress in reducing poverty over the past decade despite the series of external shocks which … have routinely affected the country. Poverty fell from 49 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2005, propelled by respectable … such as the 2007 floods and cyclone, as well as rising food prices, have slowed the country's progress in reducing poverty …

average 5 percent a year in the past 15 years, while the national poverty rate declined from 26 percent in 2007 to 11 percent … remittances home that continued to support consumption-driven growth, and that this contributed to poverty reduction and welfare …

This report provides a dynamic poverty assessment of Mauritania between 2008 and 2014, the time period included between … to provide a comprehensive poverty profile for either 2008 or 2014 but to respond to specific questions that arose in the … course of the preparation of the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for Mauritania. This poverty assessment was designed to …