poverty in Albania. Strong economic growth and large inflow of remittances are at the center of this impressive achievement …. However, low productivity of predominantly small family farms has put a drag on rural growth prospects. Moreover, Ndihma … 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 …

Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala. With only one exception, he finds … that both internal and international remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Guatemala. However, he … finds that remittances have a greater impact on reducing the severity as opposed to the level of poverty in Guatemala. For …