A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down a...

Poverty reduction and beyond : how far toward the goals? / Tatsufumi Yagamata and Takashi Shiraishi -- Free markets and economic development / William Easterly -- Reducing poverty through innovation / Shahid Yusuf -- Industrialization cum poverty reduction : the cases of Bangladesh and Cambodia...