This Poverty report is aimed at improving the understanding of poverty in Ukraine, and providing linkages between … growth, the evolution of economic sectors, and poverty. The main findings can be summed up as follows: An absolute poverty … the population lived in poverty by 2003. While in 1999 Ukraine had a poverty incidence higher than Poland, Russia …

of per capita income has important implications for the relative roles of income growth and inequality changes in poverty … reduction. When poverty reduction is the overriding policy objective, poorer and relatively equal countries may be willing to …. "--World Bank web site …

rest of the world. Second, this convergence process will be accompanied by a widening of income distribution in two … have the means to purchase, international goods and services. The results show that the share of these consumers in the …. "--World Bank web site …

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 …

explores the impact of this structural change in the rate of poverty reduction and concludes that it is far from negligible …. "--World Bank web site …

post-transition economic growth and poverty reduction"--World Bank web site …, their movement over time, and their impact on poverty in the case of Poland. Poland, a middle-income country, is of … the past few years to reduce poverty while still experiencing positive economic growth. The authors show that in Poland …

the relation between economic growth and poverty reduction"--World Bank web site … survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the … likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of the period, changes in poverty are simulated using unit-record HBS data …