A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …

poverty and inequality. …

inter-household inequality and poverty. …

, and inequality and poverty in New Zealand using detailed data from the 1983/84 – 2003/04 Household Economic Survey (HES … examine the determinants of the levels and changes in poverty in New Zealand using both expenditure and income data. We also … apply a newly developed methodology for combining income and expenditure data to produce poverty indicators. …

paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …

standards and for using it to measure poverty and inequality. It goes on to discuss the principal uses to which consumption data …

The alleviation of poverty has been the prime objective of small-scale targeted credit programs such as the Grameen … both lesing poverty and sustaining household welfare on a long-term basis. …

Government and the private sector have complementary roles in promoting development and in fighting poverty. …