Introduction / Caroline Moser -- Intergenerational asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1978 …-2004 / Caroline Moser and Andrew Felton -- Learning from asset-based approaches to poverty / Michael R. Carter -- The stages …-of-progress methodology and results from five countries / Anirudh Krishna -- Asset accumulation policy and poverty reduction / Caroline Moser …

"Investigates the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change …

tracking survey on municipal transfers. Other topics focus on public sector employment; decentralization of health and …

: politics, adjustment, and poverty in Chile -- The politics of protecting the poor during adjustment: Bolivia's emergency social … poverty alleviation during adjustment in Senegal -- The politics of adjustment and poverty in Zambia: "The hour has come …

Has aggregate income growth been effective in reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America? / Alain de Janvry and … assistance on pensions and health care for the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean / Carmelo Mesa-Lago -- The safety net role … of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing / Manfred Zeller -- Consumption smoothing and extended families …