intergenerational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question: To what extent has the poor …

intergenerational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question: to what extent has the poor …

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 … redistribution, eliminating poverty by 2030 is out of the region's reach. Even under our "best case" scenario of accelerated growth …

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 …

school (8th grade), continuing in vocational training school, or continuing in a secondary school with a maturity examination … (necessary for college entrance). Our results indicate that long-term poverty of the Roma is strongly associated with their high … drop-out rate after 8th grade. Roma poverty has increased considerably with the massive layoffs of unskilled workers since …

Does more education really mean less poverty and less inequality? How much less? What are the transmission mechanisms …-based policies aimed at increasing educational attainment would have substantial impacts on poverty reduction, but muted effects on … distribution of earnings and for the distribution of household income per capita. A large share of the poverty reducing effect of …

This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in …