divide in standards of living. While rural development and urbanization have led to significant poverty reduction in the …'s success story in poverty reduction is the success story of its South. Finally, North-South migration should not be seen as … detracting from the potential development of Northern Ghana. North-South migration is potentially a strong instrument for poverty …

the aging of its population, after having undergone a dramatic decline in fertility from about 5.5 children per woman in … the 1950s, to just over two children per woman at present. This trend, combined with increasing life expectancy, underlies …'s development and poverty reduction trajectory. The major driver of Azerbaijan's demographic shift is an aging population. The …

.5 children per woman in the 1950s to 1.74 children per woman at present, which is well under the fertility rate required for …, productivity, and ultimately for Armenia's development and poverty reduction trajectory. The note is structured as follows: section … two summarizes the key demographic trends underway in Armenia; section three presents a profile of poverty and social …

"This report by World Bank economists and Colombian consultants maps out a strategy for poverty reduction in Colombia …

The report is based on analysis of the main facets and dynamics of poverty in Russia since 1997. The analysis was … "enhancing the measurement, monitoring, and analysis of poverty". This report is however, not a Poverty Reduction Strategy … poverty reduction policies. Thus recommendations are more of a sketchy roadmap of pillars of a poverty reduction strategy than …

Salvador's accomplishments in reducing poverty. This means that there will be high returns for poverty reduction when the … markets and basic services, such as safe water, will be sufficient to enable them to escape from poverty. Nonetheless, there …

transfer programs in reducing poverty and assesses how well they are placed both to address the possible social impact of the …

- programs with the following objectives: 1) alleviation of chronic poverty; 2) help to the poor in coping with the worst forms … of shocks and transient poverty; and 3) promotion of human development for long-term poverty alleviation. This note aims … and vulnerable populations. This note highlights two messages: first, it identifies gaps in the current poverty reduction …

best evidence currently available on poverty and public policy, and to strengthen the foundation for anti-poverty … strategies in Thailand. This report approaches Poverty in Thailand from four perspectives: 1) the changing profile of the poor … policy debates on poverty reduction in Thailand (Chapter 4); and 4) the performance of recent policies and programs to reduce …