Fofack and Monga analyze the dynamics of poverty and income inequality during the recovery phase of the transition that … characterized Latvia in the late 1990s. Despite a continued rise in income inequality, empirical evidence suggests an improvement in … of rising income inequality and widening urban-rural income and poverty gaps, the benefits of growth were not equally …

This paper analyzes the dynamics of poverty and income inequality during the recovery phase of the transition that … characterized the Republic of Latvia in the late 1990s. Despite a continued rise in income inequality, empirical evidence suggests … urban areas. In a context of rising income inequality and widening urban-rural income and poverty gaps, the benefits of …

, 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 …