poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are … stated. The second objective is to take stock of child poverty and changes in child poverty in the majority of OECD countries … formulate a number of suggestions for the setting of credible targets for the elimination of child poverty in the rich countries …

Relative poverty lines such as one-half of median income have been widely used in poverty comparisons. The U ….S. government has also been urged to adopt the notion of relative poverty lines. This paper contributes to the literature by … developing statistical inferences for testing poverty measures with relative poverty lines. The poverty measures we consider are …

expanded in a consistent way to any welfare measure;and can be assessed for reliability usingstandard statistical theory …

This paper explores the link between poverty and resource allocation, including the management of natural resources, by …'s investment strategy and, consequently, resource management and household poverty: (i) Changes in output and input prices, and (ii …

examines the effect of credit, insurance, and poverty (defined as more than just low income). It also explains bonded child …

-efficient reform. Minimum wages are ineffective in fighting poverty. …