population of the developing world lived in relative poverty, half of whom were absolutely poor. The total number of relatively … "other side of the coin" to success against absolute poverty. "--World Bank web site …"Prevailing measures of relative poverty put an implausibly high weight on relative deprivation, such that measured …

explores the impact of this structural change in the rate of poverty reduction and concludes that it is far from negligible …. "--World Bank web site …

for half of economic growth. Finally, institutions can affect poverty and equity, although the effects seem generally … poorly and both could benefit from substantial reform. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …

leads to faster growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. To determine the effect of globalization on growth, poverty … developing world lives in these globalizing economies. Over the past 20 years, the post–1980 globalizers have seen large … between the 1980s and the 1990s, even as growth in the rich countries and the rest of the developing world slowed. The post …

"The paper presents a major overhaul to the World Bank's past estimates of global poverty, incorporating new and better … data. Extreme poverty-as judged by what "poverty" means in the world's poorest countries-is found to be more pervasive than … we thought. Yet the data also provide robust evidence of continually declining poverty incidence and depth since the …