Covers trend from 1990 to 1998.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper presenting various methodologys for the analysis and definition of poverty - discusses level and composition of poverty, looks at analytical approaches relating to qualitative and inductive techniques as well as simulation and econometric models, considers the role...

Attempts to identify incentives that will stimulate diversification of the rural economy and encourage adoption of ecologically sustainable technologies within the traditional sector.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper (conference paper) on interrelations among population growth, poverty and income distribution - discusses theoretical issues and models, based on international comparison, and using simulation economic models, presents an alternative approach to explain...

Examines rural poverty trends between 1950/51 and 1983/84. Finds that a rise in relative agricultural prices raises the incidence of rural poverty. Concludes that awarding price incentives to farmers to increase agricultural production is therefore not a desirable policy option.