into the issue of gender and poverty, then turns to the relationship between poverty and population growth. It also …This chapter begins with the dimensions of the poverty problem in developing countries, and then deals with conceptual … and measurement issues. It next discusses the nature, characteristics and correlates of rural and urban poverty. It looks …

gender, growth, and poverty reduction in SSA. Primarily focused on agriculture, and the rural sector, the report argues that … one of the factors constraining growth, and poverty in SSA is gender inequality in the access to, and control of a diverse …This note focuses on the core findings, and recommendations of the 1998 status report on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa …

, is a factor slowing down poverty reduction. But it can also result in slower poverty reduction for a given average rate … of growth, due to poverty traps, often examined at the microeconomic level. Testing a model of poverty change on a panel … of data for more than 80 countries from 1981 to 2005, we find that income instability results in a lower poverty …

"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …