, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions … can be drawn from. First, urbanization has a significant effect on reducing both poverty of rural residents and poverty of …

poverty and income distribution in Bolivia. The CGE analysis addresses several important transmission channels which have been … reduce poverty. However, the income distribution typically becomes more unequal. In particular, FDI widens income disparities … growthenhancing and poverty-alleviating effects of FDI. First, it seems important to overcome labor market segmentation. Second …