Subject(s): Economic history -- Poverty -- Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. -- Macroeconomy, globalization, globalisation and pro-poor growth : Marginalization in a globalizing world- some plausible scenarios and suggestions for measurement, balanced development- approach to development policy and priorities, poverty analysis and measurement within a general equilibrium framework, macroeconomic polices and poverty reduction- stylized facts and overview of research -- Targeting urban or industrial sectors : New technologies, competitiveness and poverty reduction, use of information technologies for poverty reduction- case study of efforts in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, small and medium enterprise development in equitable growth and poverty alleviation -- New developments and issues in poverty measurement : Poverty lines- eight countries experiences and issue of specificity and consistency, poverty comparison in Philippines, assessing poverty impact of policy and sector based lending -- Country studies : Pathways of poverty reduction- rural development and transmission mechanisms in Philippines, structural adjustment, macroeconomic polices and poverty trends in Pakistan, poverty situation and policy in Sri Lanka, pacific islands- poverty issue, opening doors to more inclusive societies- case of pacific island countries