Decentralisation and local economic development (LED) are two major development strategies that both have an explicit or inexplicit focus on poverty reduction. Political decentralisation offers principally two channels that allow to better orient policies to the needs of the poor, either through...

Poverty-related studies are usually general examinations of the impact of policy reforms or major investments on the poor. However, policy changes may have varying consequences across different segments of the poor. To more accurately determine the poverty implications of policy initiatives, it...