test for the effects of electoral systems on both poverty and income Inequality. We find that when de degree of … proportionality of an electoral system increases, inequality and poverty decrease. We also find than in presidential regimes, the … levels of poverty and inequality are higher than in parliamentary regimes. …

It has been noted that failure to meet the target set by government for reducing the head count ratio of child poverty … argument that absolute poverty is not a meaningful idea, this apology for the failure of government to meet poverty targets …

This paper estimates the potential effects of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Mercosur on poverty … likely effects of an FTA with China on poverty and income distribution. We find that the FTA would result in a small … reduction in poverty as well as an improvement in the income distribution. Highly disaggregated data at the industry level is …

terms of their implications for measuring the poverty and distributional effects of poverty reduction strategies. These … different results in absolute terms, we show that potential differences in the measurement of distributional and poverty effects …

microfinance organizations believed to be among the best in Bolivia. These lenders represent different combinations of …

This report follows up on a 1996 UNDP survey of microfinance activity in Vietnam. The need was not simply because of … the five-year time lapse, but also because the larger multilateral donors were showing interest in funding microfinance … benefit. This report had highlighted a number of problems concerning microfinance in Vietnam. These concerns, however, should …

In developing countries, microfinance has been the darling of the development community, and in developed countries …, microfinance fits well with Third Ways ideas. What are the challenges and opportunities for the attempt to replicate microfinance … for microfinance and drive up costs. With costs well above revenues, U.S. programs are far from achieving financial self …