This study appraises non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the novel first order dominance approach …/04 for state analysis. The results are quite robust and lend support to the general view that poverty in Nigeria has not kept …-income poverty. There was a marginal change of -0.21 in the percentage of the population experiencing acute deprivation between 1999 …

The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …

people at the lower end of income distribution will graduate into the middle class category. The increase in poverty rates …

Post-apartheid poverty and inequality trends have been the subject of intensive analysis, yet relatively little … attention has been devoted to the impact of differential price movements on the measurement of poverty and inequality. This … paper aims to tell the story of the evolution of both money-metric and non-money-metric poverty and inequality in post …

Reducing poverty and inequality and promoting inclusive growth are fundamental to achieving the United Nations … evaluation of the main stylized facts concerning poverty, inequality, and growth. It will uncover existing trends, put …

welfare indicators, in particular poverty. We also found that horizontal inequality does matter for poverty reduction in Viet … Nam and it needs more attention when designing poverty policies in the future. …

investigates long-term changes in income inequality and poverty in China. Income inequality rose before 2007 and then fell by a … also indicates a considerable poverty reduction during China's economic transition, mainly because of the growth effect of … poverty decomposition. …

The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how … both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 … equality and poverty reduction. The interaction of human rights with official development assistance and trade flows shows that …

This paper reviews the pattern of poverty rates and income inequality in El Salvador since the 1990s. It discusses some …