Child poverty matters directly because children constitute a large share of the population, and indirectly for future … individual and national well-being. Developed country measures of child poverty are dominated by income-poverty, although health … absolute poverty imply concern with fundamentals such as malnutrition, illiteracy and premature death, and the things that …

economic growth makes it an important tool for poverty reduction. We survey the literature on the link between improvements in …

and education but a seemingly entrenched problem of poverty. Given that the country is one of the most equal in Latin … terms of education and infrastructure, as well as in poverty, with a North- South divide in the country and indigenous … groups worst off in terms of poverty, illiteracy levels, gender equity and basic infrastructure. Nevertheless, there are …

resulted in a reduction of poverty in Africa. Inter-country variations in income and human poverty reinforce the established … patterns of well-being within the continent, as countries in Northern and Southern Africa have the lowest levels of poverty …. The empirical analysis reveals that inter- country differences in poverty levels can be accounted for by variables …

poverty and inequality. The authors then draw out the implications for policy-making. …