Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3% to 29.7% of the population). In this …, and 14% of those in the middle-class, experience poverty at least once over a ten-year period. Furthermore, chronic … poverty remains widespread (representing 91% and 50% of extreme and moderate poverty respectively). Differences between rural …

the Alkire and Foster (2008) dual cutoff multidimensional poverty methodology is proposed. This extension provides a … relative approach to multidimensional deprivation that ranks individuals according to an aggregate of their relative position … deprivation in multiple dimensions may lead to more dynamically consistent measures of well-being and thus more dynamically …

prevent violence fall within the Bank's mandate to promote development and reduce poverty, given the fact that violence both …This document provides Bank staff guidance on the selection of interventions to reduce violence, whether in the context … of stand-alone violence reduction operations or as components in other types of loans. These guidelines are a work in …

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region … programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence. This technical note discusses the roles of police in controlling and … preventing violence and crime. These issues are the subject of much debate. Broadly, the debate breaks down into two opposing …

This document is the one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the … programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence. This note focuses on the causes of violence. The authors hold that … violence is a complex phenomenon that has not one but many causes. Hence there is no single solution or response. In order to …

This presentation discusses the effects of violence in children as well as successful programs that worked to reduce … child/youth violence in Jamaica. The presentation was prepared for the International Inter-American Seminar: "Seguridad y …

This document is the first one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the … programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence. This chapter introduces the concept of violence and it limits the … scope of its definition. An important characterization to highlight is the difference between violence and a violent crime …

This document is the one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the … programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence. This note focuses on defining the extent of violence as a first basic … step toward fully comprehending the phenomenon. Although homicide is not the only indicator of violence, the homicide rate …