In this paper we deal with the possible options to reduce/stabilize one country’s public debt as well as with the specific factors that public authorities must take into account when selecting among different options for setting up a credible and viable public desindebtedness strategy. We also...

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the existence of poverty traps, understood as self-reinforcing mechanisms through which poor individuals or countries remain poor. Poverty traps have captured the interest of many development policy makers, because poverty traps provide a...

Interventions aimed at increasing the income generating capacity of the poor, such as vocational training, micro-finance or business grants, are widespread in the developing world. How to target such interventions is an open question. Many programs are self-targeted, but if perceived returns...

Confronted to the more and more alarming information published by all the media, the consumer notifies increasingly potential risks issued from his alimentation. The article aims to explore conswners' attitudes to these risks and mode of solution of the problems related with the risks. It could...