Malawi

Malawi
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2006-05-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 145182811X

This paper reviews the Annual Progress Report on Malawi’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (MPRS). The poverty situation remained high over the implementation period of the MPRS. The government continued funding activities that have been perceived to have an impact on poverty reduction. The MPRS outlined a number of macroeconomic policies that have been adhered to achieve the macroeconomic targets. These policies have been mainly in the form of monetary, fiscal, and structural policies.

Handbook on Poverty + Inequality

Handbook on Poverty + Inequality
Author: Jonathan Haughton
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2009-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821376144

For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, this Handbook is the place to start. It is designed to be accessible to people with a university-level background in science or the social sciences. It is an invaluable tool for policy analysts, researchers, college students, and government officials working on policy issues related to poverty and inequality.