poverty. In the 1960s and 1970s, when close to half of the world was living in extreme poverty, the approach that worked best …As global extreme poverty has fallen-by one measure, from close to 2 billion people in 1990 to about 700 million today …-the world has learned about antipoverty strategies that work. These experiences should inform the final push to end extreme …

ication of a poverty line or particular poverty measures . The paper introduces three alternative principles of targeting …

extreme poverty. In the 1960s and 1970s, when close to half of the world was living in extreme poverty, the approach that …As global extreme poverty has fallen -- by one measure, from close to 2 billion people in 1990 to about 700 million … today -- the world has learned about antipoverty strategies that work. These experiences should inform the final push to end …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show (1) poverty is negatively associated with transfer …