between rural and peri-urban areas. We apply ordinary least squares and district fixed-effects regressions and find that child … nutrition remains a problem in rural areas across Southeast Asia despite achievements in poverty alleviation. Results reveal … that although the households in the poorest quintile in both rural and peri-urban areas spend less on food; only the rural …

children between rural and peri-urban areas. We apply ordinary least squares, two stage least squares and quantile regression … differences across countries as well as between peri-urban and rural areas. …

. In particular, poverty is widespread in rural Cambodia. This paper examines rural poverty in Cambodia with a view to … literature, it appears that reduced rural poverty in Cambodia would have to rest on two pillars. Firstly, improvements in … agricultural productivity are necessary. Secondly, other income earning opportunities for the rural population have to be …

poverty status in rural Kenya in addition to the standard theorized determinants. …

, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … can be drawn from. First, urbanization has a significant effect on reducing both poverty of rural residents and poverty of … migrating peasants, and, consequently, has a positive effect on narrowing the rural-urban income or consumption gap. Urban labor …