Abdouli, Abdelhamid comp. creator text RomeIT IFAD 1994 monographic iv, 59 p. Compares the plight of the poor in the Near East and North Africa using the poverty indicies as the yardstick. Examines the ways in which poverty is generated and perpetuated, and looks at strategies which have been used to alleviate this problem at the country level. 3/7/00 M2LMGR 03.02.05 A135