Search Results - subject_exact:"Poverty alleviation"

The middle class and vulnerability to income poverty : implications for social protection in the Philippines

Cabalfin, Deanne Lorraine D.; Albert, Jose Ramon; … - 2026

The Philippines aspires to become a predominantly middle-class society by 2040. Significant strides have been achieved in the reduction of extreme poverty. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of recent gains and the vulnerability of many households to economic shocks. This study...

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Sustainable agricultural industry development and poverty alleviation via Public-Private-Producer Partnership (4P) : a multinational case study

Maru, Apurv; Bi, Jieying; Wang, Jianying; Nie, Fengying - 2026

In the context of rural sustainability and poverty alleviation within the developing world, a key dilemma facing the international community is to identify suitable strategies and mechanisms to bring multiple stakeholders together to work in efficient and sustainable ways. This paper focuses on...

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Pathways to prosperity : how tourism industry training reduces poverty

Sun, Panpan; Huang, Songshan; Yap, Ghialy - 2026

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Competition behind competition : state-sponsored awards, political tournaments, and corporate participation in poverty alleviation in China

Zheng, Weiting; Ni, Na; Luo, Xiaowei Rose; You, Jiaxing; … - 2025

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Government-business relationships and corporate poverty alleviation decisions : evidence from the People's Republic of China

Wang, Zhen; Wu, Kai - 2025

This study investigates the impact of government-business relationships on corporate involvement in the People's Republic of China's poverty alleviation campaign. Using data on Chinese-listed firms from 2017 to 2020, we find that closer government-business relationships, as measured by a...

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Learning by helping : evidence from Chinese brokerages' community CSR

Li, Jingyuan; Kim, Yong H.; Uribe, Jose - 2025

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Advantages of regional development : a study on poverty alleviation in contiguous destitute areas

Hongyu, Du - 2025

The 2011-2020 period is the final stage of poverty alleviation in China, which emphasizes regional development. Using county-level panel data from 2006 to 2015, we explore the impact of regional poverty alleviation policy on economic growth of contiguous destitute areas (CDAs) in China. The...

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The role of sharia microfinance institutions in developing MSMEs

Isfianadewi, Dessy - 2024

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Optimizing capital allocation in microfinance projects : an experimental case study in Barranquilla, Colombia

Puente Pacheco, Mario Alberto de la; Lugo Arias, Elkyn … - 2024

This research examines the development and evaluation of an optimization framework for the strategic deployment of financial resources in microfinance initiatives in Barranquilla, Colombia. The framework incorporates an array of variables, including market dynamics, institutional elements,...

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Interpreting recent developments in poverty and social exclusion in Malta

Grech, Aaron G. - 2025

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How financial inclusion can make the poor more resilient to extreme weather events

Klapper, Leora - 2026

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The middle class and vulnerability to income poverty: Implications for social protection in the Philippines

Cabalfin, Deanne Lorraine D.; Albert, Jose Ramon; … - 2026

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From plans to people : territorial planning and poverty in Colombia

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Rios, Camilo; Triveño, Luis - 2026

Land-use policies shape the spatial allocation of infrastructure, services, and development and thus have direct implications for welfare. This paper examines the effects of Colombia's municipal territorial plan updates on poverty through the lens of the housing and services channel. Using...

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Entrepreneurship at the base of the pyramid : effectual logics and sustainable development

Rodrigues, Gisely Catarina de Souza; Sandes-Guimarães, … - 2026

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Effects of microcredits and social safety nets programmes on the poverty reduction in the Haor Region of Bangladesh

Hossain, M. Z.; Hassan, Mahadie - 2026

The haor (Ox-bow Lake) region in Bangladesh, comprising seven districts, is rich in fishing, biodiversity, and boro-rice cultivation. However, its people are poorer due to wet monsoon seasonality. This study evaluates the joint impact of microcredit facilities and social safety net programs...

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Devotion without action : Islam, charity, and poverty in comparative perspective

Abedifar, Pejman; Eslami, Mohammad - 2026 - This draft: December, 2025

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Household consumption expenditure determinants across poverty subgroups in Sub-Sahara Africa : evidence from the Ghanaian living standard survey

Agyepong, Lawrence; Kuuwill, Ametus; Kimengsi, Jude Ndzifon - 2026

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Anchors in the storm: can emergency cash transfers protect human capital during economic crises?

Castellanos-Rodríguez, Luis Eduardo - 2026

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Leaving no one behind : understanding the distribution of poverty and inequality in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Rasul, Golam; Nepal, Apsara Karki - 2026

Poverty remains a formidable development challenge in many developing countries. The Sustainable Development Goals aim to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality, and eliminate discrimination, ensuring that no one is left behind. To design effective policies, it is essential to understand the...

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The changing landscape of international development : an introduction

Dupas, Pascaline; Goldberg, Pinelopi K.; Pande, Rohini - 2026

Since the late 1980s, extreme poverty has declined sharply, life expectancy and schooling have increased, and electoral democracy has expanded. However poverty reduction has slowed in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, amid intensifying conflict, fragility, climate...

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Is Spain's energy voucher lighting the way for the poor? : A microeconomic evaluation of the Bono Social Eléctrico

Llorca, Manuel; Rodríguez Álvarez, Ana - 2026

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Is Spain's energy voucher lighting the way for the poor? : a microeconomic evaluation of the Bono Social Eléctrico

Llorca, Manuel; Rodríguez Álvarez, Ana - 2025

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Poverty traps

Bandiera, Oriana; Burgess, Robin; Heil, Anton; … - 2026

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Digital financial inclusion and multidimensional poverty alleviation : empowering young migrant workers in china

Luo, Tao; Cheng, Zilin; Ma, Hongmei - 2026

Digital financial inclusion (DFI) plays a vital role in alleviating multidimensional poverty (MP), particularly among vulnerable groups. Grounded in Sen's Capability Approach and using microdata from the 2019 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), this study develops a multidimensional poverty...

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Cash transfers and labour supply under structural unemployment

Köhler, Tim; Stanwix, Benjamin; Bhorat, Haroon - 2026

How effective are cash transfers at improving labour market outcomes in settings characterized by severe job scarcity and constraints to self-employment? This paper provides evidence of the labour market effects of South Africa's Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, a low-value, unconditional...

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Towards common prosperity : the impact of Targeted Poverty Alleviation policy on multidimensional income disparities among rural poor households

Shao, Xuyang; Gao, Shengyuan; Yu, Liyuan; He, Dan - 2026

The issues of income inequality and poverty are intrinsically linked and represent persistent global governance challenges. China faced significant hurdles, including absolute rural poverty and a widening urban-rural development gap. The "Targeted Poverty Alleviation" policy (TPA), implemented...

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Social protection in South Africa

Bhorat, Haroon; Oosthuizen, Morné - 2026

South Africa has a relatively well-developed social protection system for a middle-income country. Despite its roots in the country's racially discriminatory past, the system has been repurposed post-apartheid to address deep poverty and severe inequality. This paper explores key characteristics...

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Social protection in Chile : between growth and redistribution

Zapata-Román, Gabriela; Barrientos, Armando - 2026

Chile combines high income levels and strong human development outcomes with persistent inequality. This paper examines the country's social protection matrix, focusing on its institutional configuration, financial structure, and main outcomes. The analysis distinguishes three core components-...

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From poverty to possibility : unpacking the link between poverty and food insecurity in Pakistan

Saleh, Muhammad; Sarwar, Haroon; Arif, G. M. - 2026

This paper explores the link between poverty and food insecurity in Pakistan using household survey data and three measures of food insecurity-average calorie availability, minimum dietary energy requirement, and the perception-based Food Insecurity Experience Scale-at national, rural, and urban...

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How much do our neighbors really know? : the limits of community-based targeting

Trachtman, Carly; Permana, Yudistira; Sahadewo, … - 2026

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Social protection in Egypt

Asʿad, Rāǧī; Selwaness, Irene N. - 2026

The paper examines the structure of the social protection system in Egypt including its contributory and non-contributory components. It begins by examining the historical evolution of the system, its scale and reach, and its sources of financing. The book then assesses the de jure and de facto...

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Stuck at the bottom : caste-based discrimination, relative poverty, and the mechanisms of intergenerational opportunity traps

Maitra, Sudeshna; Kundu, Sudarsana - 2026

How do systemic modes of discrimination-such as a caste system, or racial bias-impact the transmission of intergenerational opportunities in a developing country? What are the mechanisms by which discriminatory norms in labour and marriage markets affect such opportunities? How could we measure...

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Understanding social safety nets and intra-household food allocation : experimental evidence from Bangladesh

Coleman, Fiona M.; Ahmed, Akhter U.; Roy, Shalini; … - 2026

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From Wealth to Inclusion : Pathways for Poverty Reduction and Middle-Class Expansion in Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment

2026

A new generation of policies can trace the path from wealth to inclusion. Building on its urban and youthful population, Equatorial Guinea can shift from a model of extraction to one of prosperity. This report—the World Bank's first Poverty and Equity Assessment for Equatorial...

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Social protection and social distancing during the pandemic : mobile money transfers in Ghana

Karlan, Dean; Lowe, Matt; Osei, Robert Darko; … - 2026

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A novel fractal fuzzy decision-making model for ESG-based prioritization of energy poverty alleviation strategies

Yüksel, Serhat; Eti, Serkan; Dinçer, Hasan; … - 2026

Energy poverty has emerged as a multidimensional challenge encompassing social, economic, and environmental dimensions, requiring decision frameworks capable of handling complexity, uncertainty, and heterogeneous stakeholder judgments. Although the literature offers numerous policy instruments...

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Poverty relief policies in pre- and post-transformation Poland : a Polanyian perspective

Lüpnitz, Jonas - 2026

This working paper investigates the tension between market forces and welfare policies by applying Karl Polanyi's "double movement" study to pre- and posttransformation Poland. The analysis aims at providing a comprehensive perspective on how poverty relief policies impacted and have been...

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Social protection policy in Colombia

Meléndez Arjona, Marcela; Peña-Tenjo, Nicolás; … - 2026

Colombia has a complex legal framework meant to protect the population against basic risks through a combination of contributory and non-contributory social insurance. The population is almost perfectly split between them, with eligibility to participate in the latter determined by poverty....

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Two birds with one stone : do poverty alleviation policies reduce carbon emissions in poverty-stricken counties?

Sun, Yixin; Cong, Jianhui; Zhou, Zhou; Han, Limin - 2026

Poverty eradication and climate mitigation are two central challenges facing developing countries in the process of rural development. Targeted poverty alleviation policy (TPAP) is aimed at ending extreme poverty and may deliver carbon emission reductions beyond its primary policy objective....

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Dreams and small means : career aspirations of children in the Philippine 4Ps Program

Melad, Kris Ann M.; Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Diola, … - 2026

This study examines the career aspirations of economically disadvantaged Filipino children participating in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Philippines' flagship conditional cash transfer program. Using data from 9,958 children aged 10 to 25 collected through the Fourth Wave...

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Accelerating birth timing to access cash transfers? : evidence from households in extreme poverty

Carneiro, Pedro; Kraftman, Lucy; Rasul, Imran; Salvati, … - 2026

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Entrepreneurship, inequality, and multidimensional poverty : rethinking the role of SMEs in a transition economy

Mukhamediyev, Bulat; Dauliyeva, Galiya; Kaliyeva, Assem; … - 2026

How SME development affects poverty reduction and income inequality remains a contested issue, particularly in transition economies characterized by structural and regional disparities. Existing studies often treat SMEs as a homogeneous phenomenon. As a result, evidence on the relationship...

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A comment on "Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia"

Auer, Tobias; Ruedin, Didier - 2026

Cahyadi et al. (2020) examine the cumulative effects of conditional cash transfer programs in Indonesia after 2 and 6 years. They find beneficial effects for several of the indicators targeted by the cash transfer programme. They find a substantial increase in childcare using trained...

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Impact of welfare card scheme on household economic development in rural Thailand : Buraskorn Torut

Torut, Buraskorn - 2026

This study examines the effectiveness of the welfare card program-an unconditional cash transfer program-in reducing poverty in rural Thailand. The study uses a difference-in-differences framework incorporated with coarsened exact matching from the Thailand-Vietnam Socio-Economic Panel project...

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Coverage or Intensity of Support? Adaptive Social Protection to Reduce Disaster-Related Poverty

Middelanis, Robin; Jafino, Bramka Arga; Kawasoe, Yasuhiro - 2026

Disasters due to natural hazards pose a significant threat to people’s well-being and increase the risk of poverty, particularly in vulnerable populations. This paper provides a novel global estimate of poverty due to disasters, showing that 25.6 million people are at risk of poverty due to...

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Bangladesh Poverty and Equity Assessment : Navigating the Road to Prosperity

2026

This 2025 Poverty and Equity Assessment examines Bangladesh’s progress in poverty reduction and inclusive development from 2010 to 2022. Poverty in Bangladesh declined between 2010 and 2022, but the pace of progress slowed after 2016, and over one-third of the population remained vulnerable to...

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Social innovation as a driver of household standard of living : Insights from selected states in Nigeria

Abdul, Falilat Ajoke - 2026

In developing economies, grassroots-level interventions that reconfigure existing systems showed increasing potential for poverty reduction and welfare enhancement. This study investigated how social innovation dimensions influenced household economic welfare among smallholder farmers in...

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Social protection in Bangladesh : policies, practices, and lessons

Raihan, Selim; Khan, Fariha - 2026

Evolving from post-independence emergency relief to a diverse range of programmes addressing poverty, food insecurity, and lifecycle vulnerabilities, Bangladesh has made significant progress in social protection provision over the years. This paper critically examines the evolution, coverage,...

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Effect of globalization on poverty reduction : global threshold evidence for achieving sustainable development goal 1

Bisiriyu, Sodiq Olaide; Devaguptapu, Adviti; Hassan … - 2026

Global human development has improved, partly due to the transformative wave of globalization. However, despite progress in poverty reduction over the past two decades, recent United Nations SDG reports highlight substantial setbacks among developing countries, especially low- and middle-income...

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Social protection in Vietnam : an updated overview

Dang, Hai-Anh; Do Minh - 2026

While Vietnam has been remarkably successful in poverty reduction, the country is faced with various challenges ranging from uneven pockets of poverty, regional inequality, low labour productivity, and high informality rates, to a fast-ageing society. We offer an updated overview of the social...

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Social protection in Viet Nam : an updated overview

Dang, Hai-Anh; Do Minh - 2026

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Everyday entrepreneurship in poverty : a focus on the networks of the developing world

Simba, Amon; Braune, Eric; Jones, Paul - 2026

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