, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the … poverty reduction. People's living standards have improved significantly, and the country's socio-economic achievements are …

why. In addition, the impact of the crises on employment and poverty is in dispute. We develop a dynamic computable … commodity crisis increased employment and reduced poverty by favouring labour-intensive exports, especially in agriculture. The … people below the US$2-a-day poverty line, with the vast majority of these being rural dwellers. The net effect of the crises …

the differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated …This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have … suggest a new notion of equivalent income, the income level with which the individual would be as well off, evaluated using a …

differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference … suggest a new notion of equivalent income, the income level with which the individual would be as well off, evaluated using a …

While economic growth generally reduces income poverty, there are pronounced differences in the strength of this … relationship across countries. Typical explanations for this variation include measurement errors in growth-poverty accounting and … country's growth-poverty relationship and performance. Using multiplier and structural path analysis, we compare the …