have occurred in the context of already low economic growth and high income inequality and poverty and have exposed the … poor to the risk of irreversible losses of assets, including human capital. This paper updates our knowledge of poverty in … Ecuador. Chapter 1 describes the high poverty and income inequality in Ecuador, and how both poverty and inequality have been …

This Public Expenditure Review (PER) analyzes the Government of Madagascar's efforts to meet the challenge of poverty … Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Secondly, reviews the resource allocation and current budget management process in … implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). This section also deals with overall budget execution in implementing the …

Assessment (CFAA), the Country Procurement Assessment report (CPAR), the Tracking Poverty, Reducing Spending Assessment, and the …

in November 2000. This PER is set on three premises: 1) It is thematically set in the context of the Poverty Reduction …

confirm fundamental inequalities in access to incomes and assets, and the existence of significant poverty and deprivation … institutions to increase the poverty impact of policies. The achievement of all these will require fundamental change across …

The report reviews the substantial progress Costa Rica made over the past decade in reducing poverty and improving … social indicators. However, while economic growth certainly reduced poverty rates, the country's recent experience shows that … relying on economic growth and increased public spending alone will not necessarily yield sufficient reductions in poverty …

have occurred in the context of already low economic growth and high income inequality and poverty and have exposed the … poor to the risk of irreversible losses of assets, including human capital. This paper updates our knowledge of poverty in … Ecuador. Chapter 1 describes the high poverty and income inequality in Ecuador, and how both poverty and inequality have been …

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public …