the world's poor people and a number of fragile states. The region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but … is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development, so its priorities will be …" framework stresses the distinct challenges of achieving zero extreme poverty (Z), setting country-specific "Epsilon" benchmarks …

factors (poverty and costs of education), differences in expectations between boys and girls, and education of mothers. Supply …

The article criticizes the World Bank as overy optimistic concerning its ability to raise the effectiveness of aid by …

like for Africa? The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank has set goals to end … extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub …-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest but rapidly rising region. We find that under plausible assumptions on consumption growth and …

national development agenda and poverty reduction strategies. It covers issues related to agriculture, forest and urban lands … poverty. Land reform is the critical policy intervention in the agrarian and urban sector. The implementation of the program …

macroeconomic reforms, public sector restructuring, privatisation and decentralization, all with emphasis on poverty reduction. The …