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. …

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

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. …

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. …

A poverty line helps focus the attention of governments and civil society on the living conditions of the poor. In … practice, there is typically not one monetary poverty line but many, reflecting the fact that poverty lines serve two distinct …

Since reducing poverty is one of the major development challenges facing India, the country has introduced a wide range … of economic reforms, including a direct anti-poverty program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). This quantity … the impact on poverty and nutritional status minimal. This paper estimates the gains and costs of PDS, assesses the Indian …