PHA-Exchange> on poverty (4 and last)

[schuftanc at who.ch]

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Poverty is not only a state of existence, but also a process; it can be
chronic or transient; it can trap future generations.

To be pro-poor, economic growth has to reduce income inequality.

Rural poverty accounts for nearly 63% of all poverty worldwide, reaching 90%
in China and Bangladesh and 65-90% in Sub-saharan Africa. In Latin-america,
poverty is concentrated in urban areas. Rural women tend to suffer far more
than rural men.

Much of the urban poverty is caused by the rural poor moving to the cities.

Most of the poor depend on private transfers among households, extended
families and other kinship groups. The rural poor increasingly depend on
wage labor; a flexible public works program can thus help to smooth
household consumption.

Unfair laws or poor enforcement of existing laws worsen the plight of the
poor. In this respect, the rights to land and water are of key importance in
reducing rural poverty.

Claudio
aviva at netnam.vn

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