According to Mr Ravallion, poverty-reduction policies seem to help most at the very bottom.
Clearly, growth-enhancing policies are just one part of a poverty-reduction strategy.
Strengthening the Creative Industries in Five ACP Countries Through Employment and Trade Expansion is the first large-scale poverty-reduction initiative targeting the creative industries in developing countries.
Policies that focus on child-poverty reduction would not only rescue children from hardship but would give the current education system a better chance to work.
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity is a multi-donor Fund established in 2009 under Article 18 of the 2005 Convention for a pilot phase of 36-months, , with the purpose to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing and least-developed countries that are Parties to the Convention.
"The Macro-Economics of Poverty Reduction in China", by Dwight Perkins.
The publication of the Small is Working: Technology for Poverty Reduction video and associated booklet, thirty years after Small Is Beautiful , is intended to present, review, revitalize and promote the contribution of smaller-scale and intermediate technology to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Those close to Mr Kanbur within the Bank profess surprise at his actions: to them it seems obvious that poverty reduction demands both economic growth and specific anti-poverty policies.
These included the rethink on Royal Navy aircraft carriers, the lower-than-anticipated economic growth and the likelihood that child poverty reduction targets will be missed.
The WHO will set up a high-level group of external advisors on the role of health in poverty reduction.
These subjects equip learners with social skills necessary not only for peaceful co-existence and non-violent conflict resolution or management but also for community development and poverty reduction.
"There's absolutely no evidence that more and more micro-enterprises will somehow lead through some unspecified mechanism to economic development and poverty reduction, " he adds.
Roudil further emphasized that non-formal learning is of increasing importance in relation to themes such as poverty reduction, job creation, employability, and social inclusion.
The ruling has angered anti-debt campaigners, who say it will undermine Zambia's plans for poverty reduction.
Indeed greater co-ordination is now required, if the Bank's plan for a comprehensive poverty reduction and growth strategy is to be adopted in individual countries.
Education is absolutely central to achieving all of our development goals - we know that progress in education is a vital tool in making progress in poverty reduction, heath and nutrition.
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