Episodes of economic growth that lead to reductions in poverty and inequality are relatively rare in developing …

We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 …-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of … poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …

electricity tariff increases. The report analyzes patterns of electricity consumption, affordability, poverty and distributional … efficiency improvements, to address energy poverty. Such measures shall not impede the effective opening of the electricity …

This poverty assessment aims to strengthen the analytical foundation for poverty-reduction policies and interventions … in Mali. In recent years, important gains have been made across multiple dimensions of household welfare, but poverty in … Mali remains widespread and extreme. The COVID-19 induced crisis has reversed much of the progress in poverty reduction …

near to medium term, which will exacerbate the triple problems of high unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Eswatini has … high levels of poverty and income inequality, which are not commensurate with its middle-income status. This Systematic … Country Diagnostic views addressing inequality of opportunity, manifested in people's unequal access to assets, markets …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

dynamic measure permits us to focus on inequality as well as distinguish between countries where per capita income growth was …

This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China …. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export …-led growth model. Between Chinese households, we find that the most important factors explaining income inequality are location …

growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears …

Despite the rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Asia worsened during last two decades. We focus …