This paper aims to depict the post-Second World War poverty and inequality trends in Asia, its sub-regions, and … individual economies. Efforts are made to explain these trends and explore the interrelationship between growth, poverty, and … inequality in Asia. Analytical results confirm significant reductions in poverty across the board due to fast growth, although …

Poverty reduction initiatives should be comprehensive, relational and global in their outlook even though poverty … Report provides a brief overview of contemporary work on conceptualisations of poverty. It outlines characteristics of multi …-dimensional and relational approaches to poverty and it examines the increased concern with the relation of inequality to poverty. The …