generations. There is a greater social mobility and less poverty in the younger generations. The overall trends "are going well … be changed in order to take into account these findings. The author believes that social policy must focus on poverty and … lives (during an episode of poverty) and not forever (because these people are not intrinsically poor). Consequently, the …

, equity and poverty alleviation - and that it represents a significant determinant of household well-being, the same cannot be … measures of social capital so that assessing its effects on household economic well-being lacks of a unified and a systematic … capital measurement in the context of European Union because of its strong commitment in the fight against poverty (Bruxelles …

private and public transfers. The study also examines the effect of economies of household size on the incidence of poverty …This paper uses household level unit record data from South Africa to examine the behavioural and welfare impacts of …

This paper aims to show to what extent self-perceived poverty in Europe is associated with specific household …-perceived poverty and both household socioeconomic characteristics and social capital. Implications for public policies are also … socioeconomic characteristics and particular aspects of household/ community social capital endowment in order to disclose the …

This paper tests, using data from South Africa and Pakistan, two major implications of the unitary household model …

Distribution System (PDS) and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM)—on poverty outcomes and on nutritional intake. This paper offers a … the significant impact of the PDS and MDM in terms of poverty reduction and calorie intake. While there are large … also contributed significantly to poverty reduction. Almost half of the poverty reduction in the distribution …

This Connecticut Poverty Report describes the change in the number and proportion of Connecticut residents living in … poverty, and the increase in both number and percent between 1990 and 2010, based on Census Bureau reports. Demographic … poverty's growth over the twenty-year period. Policy recommendations acknowledge the current state administration's efforts to …

Poverty indicators often disagree about whether a person is poor or not. Yet, when it comes to assessing whether a … programme is successful in reaching the poor the dominant practice is to use an income poverty indicator. This paper …

New York State alone. 46 percent of dollars received by house- holds with annual income above the poverty line are not … reported in the survey data, while only 19 percent are missing below the poverty line. Standard corrections for measurement …

This paper aims at reviewing some of the main changes in poverty and other measures of economic vulnerability in Spain … result of increasing poverty trends providing a detailed analysis of regional welfare policies. Among the different results …, the weaker role of the family net in the coverage of poverty and the increasing rates of severe poverty –breaking a long …