over the world. The research in this volume explores the hypothesis that poverty is self-reinforcing because the …, and Nutrition / Frankenberg, Elizabeth / Thomas, Duncan -- 2. Poverty and Cognitive Function / Dean, Emma Boswell … / Schilbach, Frank / Schofield, Heather -- Comment on Chapters 1 and 2 / Hoddinott, John -- II. Psychology of Poverty, Hope, and …

standard. The vast bulk of poverty, both absolute and relative, is now found in the developing world …The paper critically assesses prevailing measures of global poverty. A welfarist interpretation of global poverty lines … falling incidence of poverty globally over the last 30 years. This is mainly due to lower absolute poverty counts in the …

This essay surveys the evidence on the linkages between globalization and poverty. I focus on two measures of …

used to measure poverty, grows less rapidly than consumption measured in national accounts, in the world as a whole, and in … statistical procedures in poor countries understate the rate of global poverty reduction, and overstate growth in the world …The extent to which growth reduces global poverty has been disputed for 30 years. Although there is better data than …

, talent or motivation. The other, the poverty traps view, differences in opportunities which stem from access to wealth. To … who begin in extreme poverty. The setting is rural Bangladesh and the asset is cows. The data supports the poverty traps … (from casual labor in agriculture or domestic services to running small livestock businesses) and grow out of poverty. The …

-term rates of poverty reduction in the world, due to both economic growth and falling inequality. Did ethnic inequality fall … (majority) of "Bumiputera" (mainly Malays). Since then, Malaysia's official poverty measures indicate one of the fastest long … since 1969 and was that a key factor in the country's success in reducing poverty and in managing inequality? New measures …