, Brazil. Infrastructure and social investments have been made in the community through a government program, with community …

policies and indicators. The second central message is that poverty remains unacceptably high for a country with Brazil … Brazil, this report attempts a few specific contributions. First, it presents a new 1996 poverty profile with a breakdown by … selectively synthesizes other work on poverty in Brazil in order to present an overview of cross-sectoral comparisons of the …

policies and indicators. The second central message is that poverty remains unacceptably high for a country with Brazil … Brazil, this report attempts a few specific contributions. First, it presents a new 1996 poverty profile with a breakdown by … selectively synthesizes other work on poverty in Brazil in order to present an overview of cross-sectoral comparisons of the …

poverty in Albania. Strong economic growth and large inflow of remittances are at the center of this impressive achievement … only a modest impact on poverty reduction. As a result of these developments, the poor are mostly rural residents, low …

public services. Yet, the urban-rural distinctions need to be seen as a continuum, where depth and characteristics of poverty … vary with settlement size. The objective of this report is to inform the design of urban poverty interventions. It is … understand better the dimensions of urban poverty. Chapter 2 considers the relationship between urban poverty and macroeconomic …

to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway …

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 …

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