, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions … can be drawn from. First, urbanization has a significant effect on reducing both poverty of rural residents and poverty of …

accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … crops. Agricultural productivity growth facilitated labour exit and savings transfers, which helped jumpstart industrial …