social programs in virtually all countries, poverty and high inequality remain deeply entrenched. In this paper we ask the … – both in increasing growth and in directly reducing poverty. We define social policy broadly to include economy-wide (“macro …” and employment and other structural) policies that affect poverty and social justice in foreseeable ways, as well as …

, poverty and high inequality remain deeply entrenched. Integration into the global economy in the 1990s brought increased … paper the logic of going beyond the standard, poverty-targeted, elements of good social policy to a modern social contract …

and increase household welfare by reducing poverty, especially for women and children. I also show that when the mother …

. Using theSHG rural household survey data collected in 2003, we examine the poverty and vulnerability profiles of SHG and non … potential selection bias that may arise due to unobservable attributes. We empirically examine the current poverty and …

aid which underlie the IFF’s premise. The UK deserves plaudits for elevating global poverty on the international agenda …

allow them to achieve sustainable growth; and promote a new way of assisting poor countries focused on home-grown poverty … sustained growth and poverty reduction, originally envisioned. An adequate amount of predictable debt relief can be an extremely …

catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.” We exploit variation in program roll-out over time and …

they are above the average poverty line for developing countries, many people in these new “middle classes” may be insecure … and at risk of falling into poverty. This paper outlines indicative data on trends relating to poverty and the nonpoor by … class.” The paper argues that such groups are neither extremely poor nor secure from poverty and that such groups are worthy …