"The authors assess the implications of multilateral trade reforms for poverty in China. They do so by combining …

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 …

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 …

as the measure of welfare. The urban poverty profile is examined in each city, through migration, growth, and mobility …

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

poor live in urban areas and the overwhelming concentration of poverty in rural areas seem unlikely to be reversed in the … reduce poverty significantly in urban areas, but this has not been the case. While poverty incidence remains lower in urban … than in rural areas, rural areas have made significant progress and the rural-urban gap in poverty incidence is decreasing. …

Uganda's progress in reducing poverty from 1993 to 2006 is a remarkable story of success that has been well told. The … narrative of Uganda's continued, albeit it slightly slower, progress in reducing poverty since 2006 is less familiar. This was a …'s progress in reducing poverty, with a specific focus on the period 2006 to 2013. The report shows that high growth from 2006 to …