This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

The objective of this study was to examine the role of social security in fighting poverty in Metlaoui, Tunisia, using …

This paper investigates whether financial development is conducive in poverty reduction. Separating financial … physical access is beneficial in reducing the proportion of people below the poverty line. Using alternative measures of … financial instability, the results also challenge existing findings that it may increase the incidence of poverty. In addition …

This paper provides a detailed survey of the literature on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poverty … done on the impact of FDI on poverty reduction, the majority of these studies have focused on the indirect impact of FDI on … poverty reduction. The bulk of the literature reviewed supports the positive effects of foreign direct investment on poverty …

poverty before sketching out some core features and approaches to the welfare state and antipoverty policies. We then focus on … the central plank of the modern welfare state's efforts to address poverty—namely, social protection, discussing in turn … the inactive working-age population, child income support, in-work poverty, and retirement and old-age pensions. After …