And poverty is just one of the areas where there is a divide ... given to organizations in metro counties.” Why do so many US philanthropists ignore rural areas, and what can be done to remedy the gap ...
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 ...
A recent SBI report has stirred the proverbial hornet’s nest with its claims of a sharp reduction in India’s poverty levels, ...
In urban areas, the decline was less pronounced at 4.09 percent in 2023-24 compared with 4.6 percent in the previous year ...
Most people using opioids or injecting other drugs in rural areas had been homeless in the past six months, researchers found ...
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 ...