Agriculture is an economic activity important to achieving the poverty reduction strategy goals of Tanzania. Growth in … agriculture has made contributions to GDP, foreign exchange earnings, and income poverty reduction. However, despite high growth … reflected in poverty reduction, particularly in rural areas. Using quantitative and qualitative data collected from rural …

This paper briefly reviews the literature on economic growth and poverty and then examines whether economic growth … influences poverty dynamics. The literature relating to the impact of economic growth on poverty reduction usually relies on … national or state-level information on economic growth and incidence of poverty. While this may capture broader dimensions of …

's poverty reduction strategy (MKUKUTA 2005-2010) has not translated into the expected reduction in poverty, as there has been a … rise in one million people living in poverty over the period 2001 to 2007. The official response has been a call for broad …

services, is a key challenge in the fight against poverty. Many of the poor (and particularly the extreme poor) in rural …, whenever possible, provides evidence of the effects of these determinants on competitiveness, growth, and poverty in Latin … (growth), micro (productivity at the firm level), and poverty (the earnings of poor/rural people). In addition, the paper …

largely accounted for by the technology trap responsible for the poverty trap. This result is supported by empirical evidence …

, this paper reviews the evidence on levels and recent trends in global poverty and income inequality. It documents the … negative correlations between both poverty and inequality indices, on the one hand, and mean income per capita on the other. It … points to the dominant role of Asia in accounting for the bulk of the world's poverty reduction since 1981. The evolution of …

about their impact on poverty and inequality. Using a large cross-country panel dataset, the authors find that remittances … in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have increased growth and reduced inequality and poverty. These results … and poverty-reducing effects, even after imputations for the potential home earnings of migrants. …