The standard poverty lines applied in empirical research tend to be problematic in terms of validity, reliability, ease … related to actual differences in the 'production of poverty' in 11 countries, as measured by the generalised budget approach …. Bivariate results from the Luxembourg Income Study indicate that liberal regimes (Australia, Canada, UK, USA) attain a …

performance of the tax-benefit system in providing a safety net against income loss in cases of unemployment and childbirth is … substantially different levels of vulnerability to poverty among population groups facing different risks. In the context of the …

Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa … (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east … contract - to those of its neighbours in Southern Africa. It is the result of the specific character of poverty in Botswana and …

dependency, identifiable by region and demographic. Using a flow analysis (inflow and outflow) of poverty, rather than a stock … analysis, we explain why poverty is more appropriately understood as a dynamic, with the majority of people flowing in and out … of poverty for short durations. Distinguishing between structural and transitory poverty gives rise to a focus on the …

Swedish work-line policy increased the risk of poverty by 1.0 percentage point and the Gini coefficient by 0.4. In Sweden, the … behavioural effects did not fully offset the negative static effects on the risk-of-poverty rate and inequality. From a policy … perspective, the results indicate that the Nordic model is resilient. In Sweden, a significant increase in the risk of poverty …

This paper presents an analysis of the recent evolution of social assistance in the developing world, looking at its …. The paper underscores the principles of the poverty focus of social assistance and presents an overview of existence … evidence of first- and second-order effects of social assistance, particularly in the domains of poverty, education, health and …