The purpose of this article is to analyze the policy discourse of livelihoods-based interventions in emerging economies and subsequent impact of structures, processes, and outcomes on Sustainable Development Goal 1. A total of 55 peer-reviewed journal articles are identified using pre-defined rules and critically reviewed for content analysis using a positivist approach for qualitative research. This approach organizes scholarly works around possible livelihood pathways adopted for poverty reduction by emerging economies. Broadly, it is found that the interest of scholars has increased from looking at poverty reduction from the singular lens of poverty-line and has now focused more on other indicators of SDG 1 such as access to public services, social security, and public finances. The main contribution of this study is to familiarize scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with an overview of progresses in livelihoods-based interventions and to identify voids within the literature and suggest directions for future research.