Three main changes in thinking about poverty have gained increasing currency over the past decade. First, the concept … of poverty has broadened, with increasing attention to issues of vulnerability, inequality and human rights. Second, the … capital. Third, the causal structure has deepened to focus on flows of individuals into and out of poverty, rather than on …

This paper deals with the causes and consequences of inequality and poverty in the countries east of the new frontiers … of the European Union, mainly with the CIS countries. Poverty and inequalities in the former socialist countries were … of income and wealth. The new structural sources of poverty and inequalities have often been more extreme. Some CIS …

This paper explores the relationships between openness, poverty and inequality in Africa. The analysis begins with a … guided African policymaking over the last three decades is the lens through which poverty and inequality are further examined …

Rapid growth and structural change have reduced poverty in East Asian economies. Income inequality has been low in …, Malaysia and Indonesia, poverty has declined, while income inequality trends have varied, rising most clearly in Thailand. With … increased inequality despite considerable poverty reduction. Hence, the common claim of egalitarian growth in East Asia may have …

This paper analyses the nature and causes of the patterns of inequality and poverty in India. Since the economic … persistent poverty. The macroeconomic policies possibly responsible for these trends include—fiscal tightening, regressive tax …