- programs with the following objectives: 1) alleviation of chronic poverty; 2) help to the poor in coping with the worst forms … of shocks and transient poverty; and 3) promotion of human development for long-term poverty alleviation. This note aims … and vulnerable populations. This note highlights two messages: first, it identifies gaps in the current poverty reduction …

the poverty measurement in the country, assesses current social programs, and suggests a framework for system redesign. In … particular, it points at the challenge of a transition economy, in realizing that poverty does appear even among the employed … population, while childhood poverty does indeed affect the future of a nation. The study presents the survey methodology, based …

the poverty measurement in the country, assesses current social programs, and suggests a framework for system redesign. In … particular, it points at the challenge of a transition economy, in realizing that poverty does appear even among the employed … population, while childhood poverty does indeed affect the future of a nation. The study presents the survey methodology, based …

accelerate poverty reduction in the medium to long term?; (ii) which groups and aspects of poverty will it make sense to target …-riding objective of both the government and its development partners is to reduce the high levels of poverty and inequality that … expenditure on social safety nets. Chapter two examines the dynamics of poverty in Lesotho and the characteristics of the major …

accelerate poverty reduction in the medium to long term?; (ii) which groups and aspects of poverty will it make sense to target …-riding objective of both the government and its development partners is to reduce the high levels of poverty and inequality that … expenditure on social safety nets. Chapter two examines the dynamics of poverty in Lesotho and the characteristics of the major …

analyzes the impact of those reforms on poverty using micro-level simulations based on the most recent household consumption …

households. At present, Tajikistan's system of social assistance exerts almost no downward influence on poverty rates. This note …