from greater crop prices. We conclude that poverty, and not urban/rural difference, is the important variable for … security, the extent to which this effect was distributed across rural and urban locales, and the extent to which rural farmers … rural, urban, and semi-urban locales, and to what extent pre-crisis household capacities and vulnerabilities impacted 2008 …

, it is widely perceived that poverty rates are increasing, agricultural growth is stagnant, and real food prices are … poverty rates have declined substantially in rural Zambia since the early 1990s, although they are still unacceptably high … key crops. This paper examines the relationship between trends in agricultural sector performance and rural poverty in …

conditions for sustained economic growth and development by deepening democracy, enhancing the stability of political regimes and …

Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the … last decade. It has been suggested that Brazil's unexpected successes are the outcome of a new model of development. The … worth considering whether there are any lessons from Brazil's development policies for Sub-Saharan African countries. …

light on the role that international placements play as part of continuing professional development both in the UK and in …