This paper presents the Colombian Multidimensional Poverty Index (CMPI), an initiative of the National Planning … dimension. Analysis of the results demonstrates that multidimensional poverty in Colombia decreased between 1997 and 2010 …. Multidimensional poverty rates decreased in both urban and rural areas, but imbalances remain. As well as calculating the incidence of …

poverty in Albania. Strong economic growth and large inflow of remittances are at the center of this impressive achievement … only a modest impact on poverty reduction. As a result of these developments, the poor are mostly rural residents, low …