Executive Education · Public Policy
Implementing Poverty Reduction Strategies
Explore the tools and approaches used to implement poverty reduction strategies.
Programme overview
Build your professional perspective.
Most of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. This course will give participants the knowledge and the skills to analyze and tackle poverty in the society. This course provides an understanding of how to manage organizations within their own political, social, technological and institutional contexts, with the ultimate aim of reducing poverty. Poverty reduction not only concerns developing countries, as developed countries as well share a sense of urgency in reducing poverty. This course aims to provide a deeper understanding on poverty, what poverty is, how to measure it and the causes and cures for poverty.
Learning outcomes
What you will work towards.
- Know and apply the tools and instruments used in fighting global poverty
- Gain an understanding of various common measurements of poverty and inequality
- Have an awareness of the factors and elements that cause poverty and the propagators of this menace
- Comprehend some poverty reduction policy practices and options and how to implement these policies in order to achieve poverty reduction.
- Identify the key drivers of these policies and the main challenges ahead that they will face
Programme outline
Explore the key topics.
- Definition of Poverty and Its Causes
- Overview of Policies
- Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs)
- The Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs)
- Measuring Progress for Poverty Reduction
- Inclusion, Anti-discrimination and Empowerment
- Trade and Investment
- Industrial Development and Infrastructure
- Enabling Environment
- Building Capability Strategy
- Aid and Aid Delivery Reforms
Your next step
Plan your participation.
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