Hardly any literature exists on the relationship between equivalence scales and poverty dynamics for transitional … countries. This paper offers a new study on the impacts of equivalence scale adjustments on poverty dynamics in the Russian … household demographic composition. The adjustments for the equivalence of scales result in lower estimates of poverty lines. The …

This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Eleven authors agreed to have … their papers included in this volume. The studies can be grouped into four domains: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics … and determinants of poverty, multidimensional measures of poverty, and energy-environment-poverty relationships. The core …

there - facing a greater risk of poverty - are increasingly choosing to live with other adults or relatives. Lokshin, Harris …-mother families. Before economic reform, single mothers and their children were somewhat protected from poverty by government … market. The loss of government support has eroded family stability and left single mothers at increased risk of poverty. Over …