The present paper is part of a larger study on agricultural growth and rural incomes in the Philippines. This study … examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the …

and long-term linkages among growth in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, inequality and poverty. Agricultural … growth is found to be the most important factor in reducing inequality and poverty. The role of agricultural growth in … extreme poverty, and towards revival of agriculture in the post-2015 policy discourse. …

Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … insecurity, and rural poverty. Table of Contents: •Overview: Pathways, Drivers, and Spaces by Johannes F. Linn •Investing in …

Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate … focuses on agriculture.s relative merits without also considering the benefits from urban agglomeration. As a result, African …

This paper reviews the contribution of agriculture and rural development to poverty reduction by examining the … based on national statistics on the importance of agriculture and the growth of Gross Domestic Product, the five territories … Peru) that have experienced substantial reductions in poverty. While the four countries fall into three distinct groupings …

development; examines literacy rates, access to education, nutrition, health, housing and sanitation; discusses poverty, basic …

In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews … some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for … reducing poverty, taking into account the functional differences and overlap between the rural poor. Several policy options are …

accounts for the largest share of overall income inequality. But agriculture is still the rural people's major source of …"Increased regional inequality has been a major concern in many emerging economies like China, India, Vietnam and … Thailand. However, even a large inequality is observed within the lagging regions. The objective of this paper is to look into …

The negative correlation between resource endowments and GDP growth remains one of the most robust findings in the … empirical growth literature, and has been coined the “resource curse hypothesis”. The policy consequences of this result are … growth spills over to other important economic and social indicators. The impact of resource wealth on several proxies of …

calculate measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992–2010. Changes in these measures … separated into rural and urban regions. We find that the PRC has grown rapidly with increasing inequality accompanying this … growth. India has been relatively stagnant. Indonesia has grown rapidly after suffering an initial set back from the Asian …