analyzes the impact of those reforms on poverty using micro-level simulations based on the most recent household consumption …

This policy note examines Thailand's programs for preventing poverty among the elderly, and suggests options for … 30 years, and the elderly already have a higher poverty rate than the population as a whole. Although Thailand currently … pension and social assistance programs aimed at preventing poverty among the elderly, target more spending at the elderly poor …

have occurred in the context of already low economic growth and high income inequality and poverty and have exposed the … poor to the risk of irreversible losses of assets, including human capital. This paper updates our knowledge of poverty in … Ecuador. Chapter 1 describes the high poverty and income inequality in Ecuador, and how both poverty and inequality have been …

This Public Expenditure Review (PER) analyzes the Government of Madagascar's efforts to meet the challenge of poverty … Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). Secondly, reviews the resource allocation and current budget management process in … implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). This section also deals with overall budget execution in implementing the …