This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in ...

Rural poverty in India has notably dropped to 4.86% in 2023-24, down from 25.7% in 2011-12, driven by government support.

Poverty led to social problems across America. Dr Martin Luther King Jnr blamed poverty as a cause of the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965.

Urban poverty also saw a decline, though at a slower pace, dropping to 4.09 per cent in FY24 from 4.6 per cent the previous ...

Like many of the other parents in Sandra’s rural community who live below the poverty line, educational toys and books, as well as the free time needed to engage in playtime, are out of reach. Not ...

The difference between urban monthly per capita consumption expenditure to rural MPCE is now at 69.7%, a rapid decline from ...

In urban areas, the decline was less pronounced at 4.09 percent in 2023-24 compared with 4.6 percent in the previous year ...