programs whose aim is to eliminate market constraints predominate those that can be achieved through interpersonal income …

years in the pages of F&D looks at the important links between health and economic progress. Articles range over a variety … of topics, from the Millennium Development Goals and their health-related targets for 2015 to the economics of tobacco … property aspects of health care …

The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015: Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity was written jointly by the World Bank … Development. This year's report details, for the first time, progress toward the WBG's twin goals of ending extreme poverty by … report includes information about high-income countries. It finds that while gaps in living standards have been closing in …

. These crises affect poverty and the distribution of income through a variety of channels: slowdowns in economic activity … incidence of poverty and income distribution, and discusses policy options that can be considered by governments in the … with an increase in poverty and, in some cases, income inequality. The provison of targeted safety nets and the protection …

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by the member country in broad consultation with stakeholders …

This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberia’s PRS articulates the …

poverty line. The economy moved to a higher growth trajectory in the vicinity of 6–7 percent real GDP growth during FY 2002 …–07, and resultantly the poverty declined substantially in FY 2004/05. The productive capacity of the economy remained alien to …

Implementation of Chad’s first National Poverty Reduction Strategy was undermined by persistent internal conflict, weak … from past patterns and demonstrate commitment to poverty reduction and good governance …