/actual “poverty tours”, the article argues that while Antigua NGOs develop and host these poverty tours as a means of moving “hearts …

‐depth interviews took place with companies that had succeeded in serving customers living in poverty. Companies were identified from …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of the components of human capital on the extent of poverty and income … distribution in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the World Development Report … out in the economic development literature. Findings – Based on data from the World Bank and using a sample of 40 …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of rural and national poverty, of income … 2008 World Development Report. The author applies the least‐squares estimation technique in a multivariate linear … national rural poverty line in a developing country is dependent upon the logarithm of per capita purchasing power parity gross …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the cross‐country variation in the growth elasticity of poverty across a … variables that may explain the cross‐country variation in the growth elasticity of poverty, the paper sets up a theoretical … the growth elasticity of poverty. Practical implications – Countries that reduce regulatory burdens, improve literacy …

, income, assets and a much lower level of poverty than those without nonfarm participation. The intensity of nonfarm … implications – The findings suggest that any poverty alleviation policies should aim at improving the access of ethnic minorities …