scheduled commercial banks and the changes in below poverty line population. The result suggests that the growth in bank … accounts is not significantly associated with the reduction in below poverty line population across states. As a poverty …

by three indicators related to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and then examine its effect on poverty reduction at the …This article is distinct in its application of the logit transformation to the poverty ratio for the purpose of … statistically significant and robust effect on decreasing the poverty ratio. …

The main contribution of the paper is to provide a framework within which the impacts of China's economic expansion on … poverty in other developing countries can be analysed. It then applies this framework to twelve countries, six in Asia and six …

reducing poverty among these communities is income diversification. This study investigates the impact of income … diversification can be considered a poverty reduction strategy among fishing communities in Western Kenya. …

agricultural yields and opening up the area) would have a limited impact on the persisting poverty. In fact, not all households … of implementing the forms of activity diversification that protect from poverty and on the contrary are constrained to … engage in forms of diversification associated with permanent poverty. …