The report provides an assessment of Nepal's progress in development, and discusses the development policy agenda and … further refinement of the country's poverty reduction strategy, as well as the Bank assistance and policy dialogue. It is … based on the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and, presents a menu of …

1. Background and objectives -- 2. Nepal's trade policy reforms -- 3. Liberalization reforms and poverty : theory and … empirics -- 4. The social accounting matrix of Nepal -- 5. Nepal CGE model and calibration : simulations of liberalization and … reform policies -- 6. Dynamic Nepal CGE model : higher and pro-poor growth -- 7. Endmatter. …

. Using an econometric regression for studying the poverty reduction impacts of rural electrification in the Philippines, we … also find evidence of a positive relationship between rural electrification and poverty reduction. However, in order to …

Modern bioenergy is a core ingredient of sustainable economic development as it plays an important role in poverty … stimulate modern bioenergy innovation in order to achieve multiple-win outcomes in terms of poverty alleviation, improved health …