China's reforms in transition and development perspective -- The evolution of poverty and inequality since the opening-up period -- Macroeconomic vulnerability and managing the risk of inter-dependence -- Reducing household vulnerability and increasing livelihood opportunities -- Estimating...

This paper examines the relation between government and poverty in Tanzania through the medium of participation. Participatory approaches are institutionalised as the way in which communities are brought into relations with the state and with national policies such as the reduction of poverty....

This study tackles a question largely neglected in the debate in economics about local government structure: What impact does the structure of government have on poverty? Using data from the 2000 Census and the 2002 Census of Governments for 331 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, I model the...