the purpose of this study has been to study eterminants of growth, labor productivity and poverty in rural areas of iran. the contribution of agriculture and rural development to pro-poor growth.stem from many sources: it plays an important, and often a lead, role in the early stages of pro-poor growth. beyond its direct contribution to growth, a number of features specific to the sector enhanc...

Purpose:  The paper aims to focus on South Africa’s poor economic performance and the regular downgrades of the country’s economic and financial rating by international rating agencies. It attempts to show that these continuous downgrades are a recipe for economic and financial disaster in the long – run; that the continuance of this phenomenon will stymie the implementation of the National Dev...