Abstract Brazil, China, and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to
varying degrees and for different reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions …

China and India are generally regarded as the two large countries in the developing world
that are the “success stories” of globalization. This success has been defined by the high …

Real progress has been made in reducing poverty in recent years, particularly in India and
China. However, there is still much uncertainty about the numbers. Using the same data, two …

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between
macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a …

Miracle reductions in absolute poverty led China to announce, in late 2019, the strategic
change from targeting absolute poverty to targeting relative poverty. After highlighting …

Despite gains in basic welfare indicators, poverty remains prevalent in Latin America. This
paper surveys existing data on poverty in the region and discusses the relationship between …

Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty Reduction Page 1 Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty
Reduction B. Ames, W. Brown, S. Devarajan, and A. Izquierdo Contents 1. Introduction 2. The …

Has poverty continued to fall with growth in India in the 1990s, or has the nature of the
growth process changed, such that the poor have been left behind? This paper tries to …

Brazil's slow pace of poverty reduction between the mid-1980s and the mid-2000s reflects
both low growth and a low growth elasticity of poverty reduction. Using GDP data …

This paper reviews the experience of efforts to reduce poverty in the developing world. For
this, a working definition of poverty is needed. A widely held view defines poverty as the …