much expenditure remains inefficient and ineffective in addressing the serious problem of poverty. More than a quarter of … the Russian population is poverty-stricken according to official criteria. Average wages are not much more than half of …

mechanisms and contributory social insurance programmes. This report on informality and poverty presents useful and critical …

poverty reduction and economic development goals. This report discusses the current state of knowledge on how to build climate … country case studies, Ethiopia and Colombia, are discussed in detail. …

their policies and practices. The close examination of three large recipients of development co-operation: Ethiopia, Kenya …

Addressing rural development is key for Ethiopia’s growth process. A series of government-led structural reforms have … contributed to sustained growth in the country over the last two decades as well as to considerable poverty reduction in rural … areas. However, Ethiopia faces critical challenges it will need to overcome to meet the needs of a growing rural population …