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The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …
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's employment share declined, but most new jobs were in services. Concurrently, poverty incidence declined dramatically. Income …. Economic growth combined with structural change contributed to poverty reduction, but the magnitude of this impact depends … heavily on the poverty line used in calculating poverty. The Thai data support the Kuznets hypothesis of an inverted U …
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its great success in poverty reduction, China has witnessed rapidly increasing income inequality which only began to …
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Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities and resources are often insufficient. What then should be the priorities for 'post-conflict' policy?...
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Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …
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. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household …
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growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation …
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areas are becoming owners of cattle because of Government of Rwanda's agricultural direct assistance and poverty reduction …The disappearance of Rwanda' forests and attendant change in climatic conditions prompted the government to explore … clean energy alternatives such as biogas. Unlike at any other time in Rwanda's history, more and more Rwandans in rural …
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This paper examines the political economy of Rwanda's Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme, concluding that strong government … growth alongside low rates of poverty reduction threatened the government narrative of inclusive development. While donor …
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This study focuses on growth, poverty and inequality in Rwanda. We take a broad perspective, in two respects. First, we …
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