Preface -- Chapter 1 Poverty Alleviation Process in Rural China -- Chapter 2 Literature Review -- Chapter 3 Absolute … and Relative Changes in Rural Poverty -- Chapter 4 Pro-poor Growth for Rural China -- Chapter 5 The Decomposition of … Income Growth and Income Inequality on Rural Poverty -- Chapter 6 Types of Economic Activities and Rural Residents’ Poverty …

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential … and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in Nigeria declined from 43 percent to 34 percent between 1985 and 1992 …. Decomposing the factors causing the reduction in poverty shows that the overall decline of 9 percentage point was the net result …

impacts of the growth process. Cognizant of the vulnerability of its large population below poverty, India's authorities have …