undrestanding economic aspects of poverty reduction programs

Economic liberalization and poverty reduction

Health, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction

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Urban Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

The Department for International Development has funded this research programme, which it hopes will be of value to policy makers and practitioners. The facts presented and the views expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the policies of DFID. 2 Summary This paper is concerned with exploring the relationship between urban economic growth and poverty reduction. Its c...

Economic aspects of lung volume reduction surgery.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the economics of lung volume reduction surgery. DESIGN Medical center and physician charges obtained from billing records. SETTING Academic health center. PATIENTS Twenty-three consecutive patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery at a single institution who were discharged from the hospital prior to November 1, 1995. OUTCOME MEASURES Length of hospital ...

Targeting Efficiency of Poverty Reduction Programs in Pakistan

The pace of economic growth and poverty reduction

1 A preliminary vesrion of this paper was presented at the conference "World Poverty : a Challenge for the Private Sector", organized by the Amsterdam Institute for International Development, Amsterdam, October 3-4, 2000. I am indebted to Martin Ravallion for making the data set used in this paper available to me. 2 Abstract There is a very precise relationship among economic growth, poverty re...