That raising income levels alleviates poverty, and that growth can be more or less effective in doing so, is well known … - that poverty may, in fact, be part of the reason for a country`s poor growth performance. This report is about the … poverty reduction and high growth reinforce each other. …

. One reason is that carbon taxes can aggravate poverty by increasing prices of basic goods and services such as food …, heating, and commuting. Meanwhile, cash transfer programs have been established as some of the most efficient poverty …

poverty and inequality in these areas. Specific issues covered by these papers include multidimensional poverty, equity … effects of school drop-outs, and the role of transfer programs in reducing Latin American poverty. Additional papers provide …