This report shows that after a decade of moderate growth but little or no long term change in rural poverty in Pakistan …, agricultural output, rural incomes, rural poverty and social welfare indicators all showed marked improvements between 2001-02 and … rate (1999- 2000 to 2004-05) was only 0.3 percent per year; rural poverty rates in 2004-05 are still at levels that …

"Empirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous … indirect) channels of influence between infrastructure and productivity improvements. The authors explore these possibilities … alternative measures of productivity, the prevalence of ambiguous (countervailing signs) results, with little systematic pattern …

with formal institutions. Second, the impact of labor market institutions on productivity growth has probably been … for half of economic growth. Finally, institutions can affect poverty and equity, although the effects seem generally …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … been remarkable. Poverty in terms of income and consumption has been dramatically reduced. Progress has also been … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … been remarkable. Poverty in terms of income and consumption has been dramatically reduced. Progress has also been … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty …

China's progress in poverty reduction over the last 25 years is enviable. One cannot fail to be impressed by what this … been remarkable. Poverty in terms of income and consumption has been dramatically reduced. Progress has also been … stage of development than it was at the dawn of the economic reforms at the beginning of the 1980s. China's poverty …

The report documents poverty in Zamia along a number of dimensions, including material deprivation, human deprivation … begins with a discussion about the public sector and poverty reduction. At the heart of Zambia's loss of economic momentum … essential for growth, security, and poverty reduction. The second chapter describes the nature and evolution of poverty in …

This study is part of the second phase of a long-term programmatic work on poverty in Mexico, in three phases being … carried out by the Bank at the request of the Government of Mexico. Reasons for a study on rural poverty, are because the size … and intensity of the phenomenon, poverty, and inequality in rural Mexico are a matter of concern not only from the well …

incomes is essential to reducing poverty and ensuring the benefits of growth are distributed more equally. Income growth … lesser role and often constrained to specific regions. However, low levels of agricultural productivity, low participation in …

illustrate their collective impact on poverty in Bangladesh. Analysis is undertaken to identify which factors contributed to the … rapid decline in poverty over time. The main limitation of this report is that the analysis is based on a limited number of … data sources, which do not cover all aspects of the poverty reduction process. Nevertheless, to the extent possible, the …