This report consists of a collection of essays on extreme poverty. The first part of the report deals with what it … means to live in extreme poverty, how to reach the very poor, through programs, and interventions, and how to make private … poverty, and human rights. …

This discussion paper constructs a consistent, nationwide poverty profile of Cambodia to support the government …'s effort to strengthen the design of poverty reduction policies. Basic data are given on the level and distribution of living … (SESC) of 1993-94 to estimate poverty measures and make poverty comparisons for Cambodia. …

This report analyzes the evolution of poverty and inequality in the LAC region from 1986 to 1996 with projections to … 1998. It reviews the policies which have been advocated or implemented to reduce poverty. The report combines the results … literature on issues related to poverty, inequality, and social policy in LAC. Some of the theoretical developments introduce new …

This report presents an update of poverty and income distribution statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean and …

The quantitative and qualitative approaches to poverty measurement and analysis have often been treated by … on poverty. The main conclusion of this paper is that sole reliance on either the quantitative or the qualitative …

The alleviation of poverty has been the prime objective of small-scale targeted credit programs such as the Grameen … both lesing poverty and sustaining household welfare on a long-term basis. …

Cities and towns are increasingly becoming the primary locus of poverty in many countries. Rural-urban migration and … rapid growth comes an increasing concentration of poverty in urban areas. In parallel, more countries assign local … governments increased responsibility in fighting poverty. With decentralization, the responsibility of local social policy goes …

Government and the private sector have complementary roles in promoting development and in fighting poverty. …