This report examines poverty trends and distribution of the poor in this larger context, paying particular attention to … the most recent past. The report contributes to our understanding of the progress made in combating poverty in three ways …. First, it updates our knowledge of poverty outcomes by examining the trends in poverty and vulnerability, as well as the …

This poverty assessment for Romania covers the period from 1995 to 2002, since the last World Bank poverty analysis … reviewed the evolution of poverty from 1989 to 1994, the early years of transition from a socialist to a market economy. This … assessment's objective is to understand how poverty has evolved and how economic growth and social protection programs, 10 …

This report relies on several data sources. The main source providing the poverty, inequality and labor figures herein …'s sample was drawn from the 2017 Census and allows for poverty figures to be representative at national and provincial as well … abundant post-harvest periods. The starting point for the analysis is chapter 1, which synthesizes progress in reducing poverty …

achievements were overshadowed by the slow response of poverty to the growing economy. Until 2007, the poverty rate in Tanzania … disconnect between growth and poverty reduction has raised concerns among policy makers and researchers, leading to a consensus … Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) in Tanzania has given high priority to eradicating extreme poverty and promoting …

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of poverty and its main determinants using the most recent 2007 Living … Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data. It provides an in-depth analysis of rural poverty, the linkages between labor markets … and poverty, the importance of social transfers for poverty alleviation, and the progress made since 2003 in the health …

Despite Tajikistan's sustained economic growth of the past few years and the country's notable achievements, poverty … and low standards of living remain a pressing problem for the majority of Tajik people. Poverty reduction is therefore one … Tajik society as a whole. This report presents a comprehensive analysis of poverty in Tajikistan using the most recent …

further reduce poverty? The poverty assessment report aims to answer these questions. This report measures poverty in Yemen in … 2005-06, and evaluates the change in poverty compared to 1998, the two years for which comparable household budget surveys …-year economic plans and captures the effect of the economic reform programs launched since 1995. In addition to measuring poverty …