Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Implications for Public Policy

March 14, 2001

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Mahmood Hasan Khan. Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Implications for Public Policy, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

Reviews causes of poverty in rural areas and presents a policy framework for reducing rural poverty, including through land reform, public works programs, access to credit, physical and social infrastructure, subsidies, and transfer of technology. Identifies key elements for drafting a policy to reduce rural poverty.

Subject: Education, Infrastructure, Labor, National accounts, Poverty, Poverty reduction

Keywords: EI, Infrastructure, Policy, Policy bias, Poverty difference, Poverty reduction, Poverty-creating process, Poverty-mitigating strategy, Rural poverty, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

18
Volume:

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Series:

Economic Issues No. 2001/003
Stock No:

EIIEA026
ISBN:

9781589060067
ISSN:

1020-5098

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