of per capita income has important implications for the relative roles of income growth and inequality changes in poverty … reduction. When poverty reduction is the overriding policy objective, poorer and relatively equal countries may be willing to …. "--World Bank web site …

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 …

post-transition economic growth and poverty reduction"--World Bank web site …, their movement over time, and their impact on poverty in the case of Poland. Poland, a middle-income country, is of … the past few years to reduce poverty while still experiencing positive economic growth. The authors show that in Poland …

the relation between economic growth and poverty reduction"--World Bank web site … survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the … likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of the period, changes in poverty are simulated using unit-record HBS data …

poverty reduction"--World Bank web site … evaluation of the impact of a series of pro-growth policies on inequality and headcount poverty. He relies on a large … the policies under consideration on growth, inequality, and poverty. The author's findings indicate that regardless of …