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 … into the issue of gender and poverty, then turns to the relationship between poverty and population growth. It also …

leverage to promote economic catching- up and poverty alleviation in the countries they govern. …

to the three billion people who are poor using the $2.50 PPP dollar poverty line. A much larger number - 900 million … protections, and type of work), analysts and donors need to understand better how employment, growth, poverty and other factors …