The paper develops a new approach to measuring the impact of government cash transfers on poverty alleviation that … of changes in government cash benefits on poverty rates in Russia during 1994 to 1998. The methodological contribution is … changes in the expenditure distribution excluding cash transfers on movements in poverty rates. At least 30% of the rise in …

This paper examines the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty with special emphasis on ill-health led deprivation …. As a driver of poverty, ill-health reduces the income earning potential and increases expenditure on medication, thereby … causing asset depletion, increasing debt and worsening poverty. The bulk of ill-health related expenditure in India is borne …