poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … economic growth is crucial for poverty reduction. Higher per capita incomes tend to favour poverty reduction, while higher …

poverty. This generally fails to find any systematic pattern of change in income distribution during recent decades. Neither … conflicts. Among the strategic elements that have contributed to reduced poverty are: an outward-oriented strategy of export … in reducing poverty. Growth can be substantial if the policy and institutional environment is right. …

This paper examines trends in income distribution and its linkages to economic growth and poverty reduction in order to … understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. We examine the levels and trends in income distribution in …

This paper looks into the interrelation between economic growth, inequality, and poverty. Using the notion of pro … reduction in poverty is monotonically an increasing function of the pro-poor growth measure. This paper proposes a pro …-poor growth measure that satisfies the monotonicity criterion. This measure is called the ‘poverty equivalent growth rate’, which …

The paper describes the issue of the impact of poverty and income inequality on the health of the population using … equity with respect to financing and access is undermined. It is emphasized that reducing poverty and income inequality …

services sector is split up into formal and informal activities to account for the fact that poverty is largely confined to the …

, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty and inequality … and poverty rates by almost one-third. However, adjusting for differences in needs for public services across population … subgroups offsets about half the inequality reduction and some of the poverty decrease. …

Poverty Impact Analysis in individual countries. The model combines the optimizing behavior of CGE models with the asset …

countries with respect to poverty reduction, the distribution of income within countries, the distribution of income between …