. After providing some background on these goals and on Bangladesh, this article considers trends in the incidence of poverty …

poverty of household heads in this village and the values of several socio-economic variables. The socio-economic variables … enables a life cycle of the likely incidence of poverty of household heads to be derived. Some of our results differ from … with the incidence of poverty, neither is involvement or otherwise in wage employment, and a positive (but statistically …

incidence of poverty from 60 per cent in 1985/86 to 30 per cent in 2002/03. The incidence of rural poverty in Botswana decreased … gains in rural poverty reduction has motivated this study. An analysis of Botswana’s overall economic performance … poverty in Botswana. In conclusion, it is found that Botswana’s rural and non-rural economy might appear to be characterised …

Poverty and social deprivation in Botswana are rising in rural areas while they are declining in urban towns and … villages. Revenue from diamond mining is thought to have made a significant contribution to reducing poverty levels in cities … and urban villages. However, the benefits from diamond revenue are perceived to have not reversed trends in rural poverty …

poverty level. This seems more relevant for developing countries. It is shown that governments in developing economies may be … unable to find workable policies that will extricate communities from such a poverty trap. Reasons why governments in … harvesting productivity and reduce poverty are discussed. Implications of the analysis for the type of aid that developed …