is an urgent need for this type of endeavor: whether the goal is to reduce poverty or to protect the environment, we need … and systematic planning, migration may fail to reduce poverty, and could even aggravate it. The rapid economic growth in …

The study of poverty dynamics is important for effective poverty alleviation policies because the changes in income … poverty are also accompanied by changes in socioeconomic factors such as literacy, gender parity in school, health care …, infant mortality, and asset holdings. In order to examine the dynamics of poverty, information from 1,212 households in 32 …

This book provides fresh insight into rural poverty in Latin America. It draws on six case studies of recent rural …

to reduce multidimensional poverty through socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable measures. Asia is facing … redress declining growth after the global financial crisis. This book examines poverty and related issues and aims to advance … the development of new tools and measurement of multidimensional poverty and poverty reduction policy analysis. The book …

economic opportunities within agriculture and its ability to reduce rural poverty. . …

goal of ending poverty in the country. In its nine chapters, it takes the readers through trends and estimates of poverty … in India, explains changes in the way it has been measured over time and the factors that lead to persistence of poverty …, draws attention to the fact that hunger is both a cause and an effect of poverty and has gender and age dimensions too. The …

econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the … spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in Afghanistan, the distinguishing characteristics of the poor in … the poor in development processes and to successfully cope with poverty and its adverse outcomes. This short book will be …

This book explores the issue of poverty reduction within mainland Southeast Asia with a specific focus on the impact of … success in poverty reduction has come about largely through innovation in the private sector, foreign investment and the move …, to reduce poverty in the region …

This study systematically investigates the development process, major characteristics and weak links of China's poverty … alleviation experience, and conducts a comparative analysis of poverty alleviation cases. It also accurately presents the internal … logic and core elements of China's poverty alleviation theory, and taking the Chinese experience of poverty alleviation …