poverty. This paper outlines Nicaragua's vulnerability to external changes and its inability to compete in the global market …Despite generous debt reduction under the HIPC initiative, Nicaragua is not growing at the rate required to alleviate …. Nicaragua suffers from severe structural problems; it has a very poorly diversified industrial structure, and its trading …

background document for the World Bank's Nicaragua Poverty Assessment 2007. The degree to which growth is able to translate into …The objective of this report is to provide some policy guidelines for the fight against poverty. In particular, it … growth. The report is part of a series of studies conducted within the Poverty Reduction Group (PRMPR) to foster …

This background paper for the Chronic Poverty Report 2007-08 addresses three key questions: 1) Where there is sustained …

markets, employment, and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. To … provide inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and earnings for … given growth levels, this study explores this linkage in the case of Nicaragua using data for 2001 and 2005. To do so, the …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …