The poor and the unemployed are politically less interested and active than persons above the poverty line and the … working population. Compared to other European democracies, Germany shows above-average levels of inequality of political … participation. Data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) suggest that this inequality has been increasing in the past …

Despite being framed as a key component of the nation’s poverty reduction strategy, evidence suggests that inputs …

1) One can achieve poverty reduction in rural areas of Zambia by both growth and inequality reduction, but growth must … be the main driver; 2) Rural income growth does not come from agriculture alone so options to diversify income are very …

maize production. But ironically, rural poverty remains stubbornly high despite the fact that the government has spent over … that maize production has increased so impressively without making a serious dent in rural poverty? And what are the …