This report is part of an ongoing project to understand poverty, growth, and human development in Pakistan. It argues … that if the country does not close its social gap, its long-term ability to grow economically, alleviate poverty, and … mitigating poverty and broadening access to social services in Pakistan. Neither debt reform nor the mere availability of donor …

This report highlights the relationship between poverty, risk and vulnerability facing the people of Afghanistan. The … report is divided in to five chapters: Chapter I provides a short historical overview of poverty and vulnerability and … other natural disasters. Chapters II and III focus on livelihoods, poverty and vulnerability in rural Afghanistan where more …

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 …

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 …

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 …