. The backward-looking analysis aims to draw lessons on the determinants of poverty and sustainable and inclusive growth …'Ivoire's strategic pathways out of poverty, better jobs creation through private sector-led growth and human capital development, and the … from (a) stakeholder consultations; (b) a poverty profile; (c) a jobs profile; and (d) a review of Cote d …

This report documents the progress South Africa has made in reducing poverty and inequality since the end of apartheid … role of skills and labor market factors have grown in importance in explaining poverty and inequality while the role of … inequality outcomes. Social protection remains important in reducing extreme poverty, but the fiscal space for further expansion …

severe challenges in translating its assets and opportunities into higher incomes for its citizenry. Economic growth has been … too weak and volatile to contribute to poverty reduction on a sustained basis. This systematic country diagnostic (SCD … economy remains dependent on the primary sectors - agriculture and mining - lacking diversification in its sources of growth …

understand poverty's determinants. Exploiting data from the 2017 household expenditure survey, as well as administrative and … geospatial data, it provides a detailed analysis of poverty in the country, its strong link to labor market outcomes, and the … shows that over a fifth of the Djiboutian population continues to live in extreme poverty and that the country has high …

India is uniquely placed to help reduce global poverty and boost prosperity. The country has the largest number of poor … people in the world, as well are the largest number of people who have recently escaped poverty. There is an emerging middle … class but the majority of people are still vulnerable to falling back into poverty. What lessons do the past two decades …

inequality, with government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in …'s fiscal policies also lead to a reduction in poverty, mainly due to well-targeted direct transfers …

Reducing child undernutrition is a key social policy objective of the Ethiopian government. espite substantial … reduction over the past decade and a half, child undernutrition is still high. With 48 percent of children stunted, underweight …, or wasted, undernutrition remains an important child health challenge. The existing literature highlights that the …

. The South African economy, with its close links to the world economy, has suffered, too, resulting in weakened growth … requires higher and more inclusive economic growth. Policymaking is also conditioned by a growing recognition that future … growth needs to be less carbon-intensive. As elsewhere, opportunities in green economies are viewed with keen interest, as a …

.3 million people (nearly 1 percent of the world's poor) into poverty …