"In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement, and analysis of poverty …. Much of this literature focuses on analyzing poverty at the national level, or spatial disaggregation by general categories … tackle the problems of urban poverty, this level of aggregation is not sufficient for answering specific questions such as …

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 …

policies and indicators. The second central message is that poverty remains unacceptably high for a country with Brazil …'s average income levels. The worst remaining income poverty is mostly concentrated in the Northeast region, and in the smaller … further improvements in social indicators, including the objective of reducing the rate of extreme income poverty by 50 …

policies and indicators. The second central message is that poverty remains unacceptably high for a country with Brazil …'s average income levels. The worst remaining income poverty is mostly concentrated in the Northeast region, and in the smaller … further improvements in social indicators, including the objective of reducing the rate of extreme income poverty by 50 …

) estimates obtained at the firm level for Colombia between 1983 and 1998, and finds that more productive sectors receive more …