Although growth has improved substantially in most African countries in recent years, poverty across the continent has … exhibit higher poverty rates now than in 1990 despite economic growth. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for this … conducive to inclusive growth and poverty reduction compared to initially more inequitable mineral resource and large farm based …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … be observed. The empirical analysis estimates the growth elasticity of poverty using various specifications, some … in poverty reduction; and ii) growth rates do not differ on average between the two groups, but the growth elasticity of …

Over the past two decades consumption inequality has risen within Laos, while absolute poverty incidence halved. The …-based estimate of inequality was statistically significant and occurred in all regions, in both rural and urban areas and among all … major ethnic, educational and sectoral employment categories. Within-group increases in inequality dominated between …

and growth, and growth and poverty. We contribute to this literature by exploring the relationships between inequality … evidence that inequality, growth or trade liberalisation are significant determinants of cross-country variations in poverty … average growth performance, have higher inequality and higher poverty. While the empirical relationships are fragile, the …

the catching-up hypothesis backward economies may get stuck in a poverty trap. Growth in lagging economies is not driven …We offer a barrier model of growth with a broader understanding of the sources of productivity growth. Organizational … give the expected boost to productivity growth, because of low capability to take advantage of the frontier technology …

poverty in developing countries. There is relatively little empirical evidence addressing this question directly, but a lot of … key areas: economic growth and stability; households and markets; wages and employment and government revenue. Within this … relationship between trade liberalisation and poverty, so that the picture is much less negative than is often suggested in popular …

contribution to poverty reduction. However, there is little systematic evidence of the impact of land transfers on their …

How rapidly will child malnutrition respond to GNP growth? This study explores that question using household data from … World Summit on Children or the 1996 FAO-WHO World Food summit are unlikely to be met through income growth. Thus a … combination of growth and specific nutrition programs will be needed. …