This paper explores the relationship between microcredit and poverty reduction. To investigate this question, we posit …

adjustment and poverty reduction. It reviews previous studies on multilateral liberalization, focusing on the findings from … computable general equilibrium (CGE) models with relevance to African economies. The implications of these findings for poverty … other sectors, this study suggests that the ultimate impact on poverty reduction is likely to be small or even negative. …

Growth, poverty reduction, and social peace are all undermined when public expenditure management and taxation are weak … increases the tax base generating the potential for higher public spending on poverty reduction. Fiscal reform can be a tool for …