assess the impact of recent reforms on the ability of systems to alleviate poverty and maintain living standards, using … most countries poverty alleviation remains strong. However, moves to link benefits to contributions have made some systems … individuals above the 60% relative poverty threshold throughout retirement. Our simulations suggest that the gradual negative …

This paper investigates the overlap between employment status and poverty, drawing particular attention to the working … is undertaken using the Kyrgyz Poverty Monitoring Survey, which is the only survey to date that allows a comprehensive … analysis of poverty and labor market outcomes in the Kyrgyz Republic. The period under investigation covers the years 1997 …

Families with disabled children are susceptible to poverty because low income is compounded by high costs. Combing … caring with employment is extremely difficult, so families are heavily reliant upon benefits. But do disability benefits … provide financial security for families who are susceptible to high levels of poverty and social exclusion? This qualitative …

A recent boom in commodities-for-manufactures trade between China and other developing countries has led to much …

This paper studies growth and inequality in China and India – two economies that account for a third of the world … countries. For personal income inequalities in a China-India universe, the forces assuming first-order importance are …

Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable and noted feature of Chinese society. The paper … social policies are described and the effects on poverty and inequality are examined. The limitations of a social policy that … livelihood approach is analysed and its potential to reduce poverty and inequality are considered. …