This paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that … to the poor within each population group (that is, poverty targeted transfers). The analysis finds that both the … incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical …

extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

the Philippines are viewed from the overall context of poverty as the major development problem of the country. The … concept of poverty as being multidimensional is adopted in this study. Consequently, various indicators relating to the … different dimensions of poverty are used to gauge the performance of the country. The Philippines' performance with regards to …

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the … downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy … further add to the already difficult work of reducing poverty. The MDG deadline looms ahead and time is running out in the …

investigated countries provide social assistance benefits above the EU near poverty threshold. Social assistance benefit levels …

would focus on financial poverty: people living in households with economic resources below the level used by Eurostat (60 …% of the median in the Member State), with this being accompanied by a measure of child poverty. Social investment in … not a complete substitute for social spending. The European countries which perform best in terms of reducing poverty tend …

greater share of benefits from economic growth. Household size was a critical determinant of poverty levels. Sector of … need for smaller family size has to be an integral part of policy aimed at poverty reduction in Nigeria. The support of the … poverty in the different parts of the country. One size does not fit all. Deliberate effort of the government in …

This paper contributes to providing insights into the impact of decentralisation on poverty. It starts out with an … overview of which role decentralisation plays in strategies and policies for poverty eradication and derives economic and …. It shows that decentralisation cannot only influence poverty by assigning expenditure responsibility to lower levels of …