This paper considers the distributional consequences of the reform programme in Russia. Although a small fraction of … rise in income inequality. Poverty has increased sharply with an estimated 18.5% of the population on incomes below the …

estimates of the impact of adjustment on poverty using household income and expenditure surveys currently available in LDCs. It … proposes the use of decomposable poverty indices as a tractable vehicle for calculating the impact of adjustment on overall … poverty. This framework does require, however, reasonably disaggregated data on income distribution. …

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

global poor for many years to come. This “new geography of global poverty”—with the mass of the poor living in stable, non … special weight be given to the poor in poor countries? How, if at all, should international agencies with a focus on poverty … greater debate on the new geography of global poverty. …

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

reduce some forms of poverty and inequality but worsen others, so the net effects are unclear without empirical modeling … the remaining distortions to world merchandise trade on poverty and inequality globally and in various developing … for a sample of 15 countries, and ten stand-alone national case studies, all point to larger reductions in poverty …