Chapter 45 Poverty in developing countries

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 examines the crucial nexus between economic growth and poverty. Before concluding, the chapter discusses strategies and policies for poverty reduction.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Pernia, Ernesto M. ; Quibria, M.G.
Published in:	Handbook of regional and urban economics : volume 3, Applied urban economics. - Amsterdam : North-Holland, ISBN 0-444-82138-4. - 1999, p. 1865-1934
Subject:	Deprivation \| living standards \| human capital \| gender \| economic growth \| development strategy \| urban-rural differences \| Armut \| Poverty \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Lebensstandard \| Standard of living \| Humankapital \| Human capital \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Geschlecht \| Gender \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Entwicklungsstrategie \| Development strategy

Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S1574-0080(99)80014-5 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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