criminalizing practices, proposes a de-coupling of the economic security and crime control functions of the state, and offers …

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 …

poverty rates. Similar, but less robust results are found for crime rates as robbery, theft and kidnapping, while no …Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) programmes are deemed to be effective measures at reducing poverty and income … analyses a panel data set on crime rates and the Brazilian Bolsa Familia, the largest CCT programme in the world, in order to …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …

contract - to those of its neighbours in Southern Africa. It is the result of the specific character of poverty in Botswana and …

This paper assesses the effects on poverty and inequality of the alternative targeting approaches that Zambia's Social … government introduced support based on giving actual cash through social cash transfers aimed at reducing poverty and … of social cash transfers, nationwide extreme poverty would be 1.6 percentage points higher than otherwise. The results …