This paper analyses the evolution of consumption poverty in Rwanda between 2001/1 and 2010/11, using three comparable …. The first half of the 2000s was associated with slow poverty reduction and an increase in inequality, while in the second … half of the period there was faster consumption growth, a sharp fall in poverty, and a modest reduction in inequality …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …

poverty and informality in the country, taking into account the simultaneous two-way relationship between these two phenomena …

's paradox of high economic growth alongside rising poverty and inequality. The methodology adopted is the Shapley decomposition …

improvements in almost all labour market indicators and consequent reductions in poverty rates. Across countries, economic growth … reductions in poverty were strongly related to improvements in earnings and employment indicators. Although the 2008 crisis …

poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To … income, consumption, human capital and assets, and, ultimately, a reduction in poverty. …

significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …