poverty has worsened, although AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement have all compromised poverty reduction. In any case …, child poverty has come under increased scrutiny, in part because of the Millennium Development Goals and the growing …

This study investigates the characteristics that contribute to elderly poverty, mainly focusing on individuals …' lifetime work experience. It adopts the heterogeneous relative poverty line which differs by gender, province of residence and … Study's survey data for 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015. The objective is to estimate poverty amongst elderly and explain its …

Should public investment be targeted to big cities or to small towns, if the objective is to minimize national poverty … poverty gradient from rural to town to city will exist as an equilibrium phenomenon. We then address the policy question and … show how the answer depends on the migration response, where the poverty line lies relative to incomes in the three …

Should public investment be targeted to big cities or to small towns, if the objective is to minimize national poverty … poverty gradient from rural to town to city will exist as an equilibrium phenomenon. We then address the policy question and … show how the answer depends on the migration response, where the poverty line lies relative to incomes in the three …

characteristics, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in … the last two decades, but poverty reduction has slowed in recent years. Although available indicators sometimes give …, mainly in urban areas. Further progress in poverty reduction and inclusiveness would require sustained high growth and …

A growing literature uses repeated cross-section surveys to derive ‘synthetic panel’ data estimates of poverty dynamics …

A growing literature uses repeated cross-section surveys to derive 'synthetic panel' data estimates of poverty dynamics …

A growing literature uses repeated cross-section surveys to derive "synthetic panel" data estimates of poverty dynamics …