We re-explore Able-Smith and Townsend's landmark study of poverty in early post WW2 Britain. They found a large … increase in poverty between 1953-4 and 1960, a period of relatively strong economic growth. Our re-examination is a first … absolute poverty and also substantially under-estimated the rise in relative poverty. Their and our findings on poverty reflect …

"Poverty and income inequality remain a stubborn challenge in Asia and the Pacific despite the region’s rapid economic … between financial inclusion, poverty, and income inequality at the country level will help policymakers design and implement … variables, on poverty and income inequality. Our results show that per capita income, rule of law, and demographic …

inclusion on poverty and income inequality. The results provide evidence that high- and middle-high-income economies with high … nonlinearities in the cross-country determinants and impacts of financial inclusion on poverty and income inequality across income … financial inclusion have significantly lower poverty, while no such relation exists for middle-low and low-income economies. The …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show (1) poverty is negatively associated with transfer …