for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to be substantial efficiency gains from tariff reductions, these accrue …

, significant risks that the impact on growth and poverty reduction of the additional aid inflows could fall sho …

In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews … some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for … reducing poverty, taking into account the functional differences and overlap between the rural poor. Several policy options are …

undeniable that remittances have poverty-alleviating and consumption-smoothing effects on recipient households, a key empirical …