With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and … emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously … neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies …

This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and …

This edited collection provides a comprehensive examination of multidimensional poverty for a wide variety of economies … and societies, with a general focus on multidimensional poverty in developed countries, where poverty is often overlooked …. Arguing that income- and consumption-based poverty measures cannot provide a full picture of the presence and extent of …

is an urgent need for this type of endeavor: whether the goal is to reduce poverty or to protect the environment, we need … and systematic planning, migration may fail to reduce poverty, and could even aggravate it. The rapid economic growth in …

The study of poverty dynamics is important for effective poverty alleviation policies because the changes in income … poverty are also accompanied by changes in socioeconomic factors such as literacy, gender parity in school, health care …, infant mortality, and asset holdings. In order to examine the dynamics of poverty, information from 1,212 households in 32 …

Zusammenfassung für Entscheidungsträger -- Integrative Umwelt- und Entwicklungspolitik — Die Vision von Rio -- Armut … Entwicklungspolitik -- Armut bekämpfen und Umwelt schützen: Empfehlungen für eine kohärente Politik -- Armut bekämpfen und Umwelt schützen …