"The "developing world's middle class" is defined here as those who are not poor when judged by the median poverty line …-fifths came from Asia, and half from China. Most of the new entrants remained fairly close to poverty, with incomes now bunched up …

This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the … Section IV, starting with fiscal policy’s net impact on inequality, followed by its impact on poverty incidence. A comparison …This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the …

Iran's economic performance in the last two decades has been very disappointing. This is highlighted by the fact that … less important than the war with Iraq, Iran's domestic economic policies have not been conducive to rapid economic growth … domination of economic activity. All banks in Iran are sdtate owned, and most large firms are owned by the state or by the quasi …

dataset and methodological approach for evaluating the global poverty and inequality effects of policy reforms. It finds that … liberalization of agriculture and food could increase global extreme poverty (US …

remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To … internal and international remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. However, the size of the … poverty reduction depends on the type of remittances received. In general, poverty in Ghana is reduced more by international …