the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy … responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …

Burkina Faso's Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS) of the 2000s, which were implemented as annually rolled-over Priority … has been through several exogenous shocks and crises likely to have affected the pattern of poverty outcomes. In the past …

Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank in the domain of poverty and vulnerability assessment. It aims to further the … presented in 'poverty status in Afghanistan. Finally, given that poor nutrition and food insecurity affect a sizeable proportion …

In contrast with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil's poverty rate is estimated to have decreased …. This apparent paradox can be mostly explained by the way in which poverty and FI are measured: Measurements of poverty are … the short term. In 2021, both poverty and FI may have increased. Simulations suggest that poverty increased in 2021 to 18 …

"Levels of child malnutrition in India fell only slowly during the 1990s, despite significant economic growth and large … nearly half of India's population - have the lowest program coverage and the lowest budgetary allocations from the central …

This report focuses on the performance of, and future challenges for, the Government of India's primary "direct food …

This report focuses on the performance of, and future challenges for, the Government of India's primary "direct food …

estimated that 923 million people were undernourished in 2007. Simulation models suggested that poverty rose by 100-200 million …

of 'globalization.' Ravallion views the issue through both 'macro' and 'micro' empirical lenses. The macro lens uses … micro approaches cast doubt on some wide generalizations from both sides of the globalization debate. Additionally the micro … combining trade reforms with well-designed social protection policies. This paper--a product of the Poverty Team, Development …