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 …

This poverty assessment lays out the broad development challenges that Nigeria faces, which constrain the country …. First, the introductory section links Nigeria's macroeconomic performance with its prospects for poverty reduction …'s poverty reduction. The discussion provides the backdrop for the detailed analysis presented in later parts of the report …

The report consists of four chapters. Chapter one profiles the trends in growth, household consumption, and poverty … rates at the national level between 2004 and 2013. Descriptive statistics of consumption and selected poverty indexes are …

An important finding from analyzing the survey data from the poverty assessment study on Nigeria is the concentration …