While there are different estimates of poverty in Mexico, there is general agreement that poverty is widespread, and … that the reduction of poverty should be a key area of focus for the new Administration. Beyond lack of income, poverty is a … policies have been implemented in Mexico, as elsewhere, to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of the population. This …

We propose simple graphical methods to identify poverty-reducing marginal reforms of transfer programs. The methods are … based on Program Dominance curves that display cumulative program benefits weighted by powers of poverty gaps. These curves … whether the assessment of marginal program reforms is sensitive to the choice of poverty lines and poverty measures as well as …

We propose simple graphical methods to identify poverty-reducing transfer program reforms. The methods are based on … Program Dominance curves that display cumulative program benefits weighted by powers of poverty gaps. These curves can be … assessment of program reforms is sensitive to the choice of poverty lines and poverty measures as well as to differences in …

-gate prices and export taxes on poverty among cashew producers and in the country as a whole. The chapter also notes that over the …

This chapter offers a primer on poverty, inequality, and vulnerability analysis and a guide to resources on this topic …. It is written for decision makers who want to define the type of information they need to monitor poverty reduction and … translated from an English version published in the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook. …

This chapter offers a primer on poverty, inequality, and vulnerability analysis and a guide to resources on this topic …. It is written for decision makers who want to define the type of information they need to monitor poverty reduction and … translated from an English version published in the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook. …

This chapter offers a primer on poverty, inequality, and vulnerability analysis and a guide to resources on this topic …. It is written for decision makers who want to define the type of information they need to monitor poverty reduction and … translated from an English version published in the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook. …

The evaluation of the impact on poverty of social programs depends on how other programs are treated in the analysis … and on the assumptions used for estimating poverty measures. This paper applies a simple yet sound method for allocating … between various programs the total poverty reduction obtained from several programs. Estimates of program impacts are also …

programs which are targeted using the ficha CAS play a major role not only in the alleviation of poverty, but also in its …