By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …

This paper examines the possibility of environmental "development traps," or "brown poverty traps," caused by … may be a key element for avoiding an environmental poverty trap and achieving higher, sustained income levels …

significant negative influence on growth of growth domestic product, while the flood index is associated with a negative influence …

reduce poverty. This paper describes the main mechanisms through which demographic change may affect economic outcomes, and … estimates the association between changes in the share of working-age population with per capita growth, savings, and poverty … poverty reduction …

unprecedented rates, resulting in large reduction in extreme poverty and a significant expansion of the middle class. But more … development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries -- Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia … industrialization only played a significant role in Vietnam …

increasing returns has a major impact on growth dynamics, in particular through induced technical change, poverty traps, or lock …

An extensive literature on poverty traps suggests that high levels of poverty deter growth. However, a seemingly basic … implication of the underlying theoretical models, namely that countries suffering from higher levels of poverty should grow less … affect growth in opposing directions. Because inequality and poverty are different aspects of the income distribution …