This paper documents how the structure of extended family networks in rural Mexico relates to the poverty and … inequality of the village of residence. Using the Hispanic naming convention, within-village extended family networks in 504 poor … rural villages are constructed. Family networks are larger (both in the number of members and as a share of the village …

Much recent thinking on poverty and poverty reduction is ‘big’ in terms of its ideas, units of analysis, datasets … Bangladesh. Maymana and Mofizul’s story confirms much current thinking about persistent poverty in that country. [WP No. 22]. …

Fiscal policy measures are a key means by which governments can influence distribution and poverty, but in fact the … relationships between fiscal policy and poverty are not well understood. The most commonly used technique for assessing the … to more effective monitoring of the poverty impact of fiscal policy. [Discussion Paper No. 2002/43]. …

analyze the effects of a higher minimum wage in terms of poverty rather than in terms of unemployment. Second, we extend the … perspective from unemployment to poverty leads to a considerable enrichment of the theory of the minimum wage. … equilibrium wage will cause unemployment. This paper makes two contributions to the basic theory of the minimum wage. First, we …

Review of: Democracy in the Family: Insights from India. Edited by Joy Deshmukh-Randive Sage Publications. New Delhi …