This discussion paper constructs a consistent, nationwide poverty profile of Cambodia to support the government …'s effort to strengthen the design of poverty reduction policies. Basic data are given on the level and distribution of living … (SESC) of 1993-94 to estimate poverty measures and make poverty comparisons for Cambodia. …

Despite impressive success in improving living conditions in many Caribbean countries, poverty still persists … throughout the region. This study seeks to improve our understanding of poverty in the Caribbean and the current efforts to … address it. It analyzes the causes and characteristics of poverty in 15 Caribbean countries and reviews the experiences with …

capital, support for rural livelihood strategies, and engendering statistics and poverty monitoring. …

This report analyzes the evolution of poverty and inequality in the LAC region from 1986 to 1996 with projections to … 1998. It reviews the policies which have been advocated or implemented to reduce poverty. The report combines the results … literature on issues related to poverty, inequality, and social policy in LAC. Some of the theoretical developments introduce new …

of incomes of future generations. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. From a policy point of view, we analyse poverty … was expensive but that it provided effective - albeit not efficient - poverty relief. From a methodological point of view …, we demonstrate the usefulness of bootstrapping techniques for statistical inference for poverty and inequality measures …

This report consists of a collection of essays on extreme poverty. The first part of the report deals with what it … means to live in extreme poverty, how to reach the very poor, through programs, and interventions, and how to make private … poverty, and human rights. …

poverty alleviation program began in 2001 which finances public investments in designated poor villages based on participatory …