Until now there have been no national estimates of the extent of poverty in Britain at the turn of the 20th century … deficiencies. We use these data to estimate urban poverty in the British Isles in 1904. Applying Bowley's poverty line we find that … close to Rowntree's estimate of primary poverty for York 1899 and in the range that Bowley found in Northern towns in 1912 …

(necessary for college entrance). Our results indicate that long-term poverty of the Roma is strongly associated with their high … drop-out rate after 8th grade. Roma poverty has increased considerably with the massive layoffs of unskilled workers since … helps overcoming the adverse effects of long-term poverty on schooling outcomes. …

Does more education really mean less poverty and less inequality? How much less? What are the transmission mechanisms …-based policies aimed at increasing educational attainment would have substantial impacts on poverty reduction, but muted effects on … distribution of earnings and for the distribution of household income per capita. A large share of the poverty reducing effect of …

This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in …

In recent decades, absolute poverty incidence declined in most countries of Southeast Asia, even though in some of … on the headcount measure of poverty incidence for Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines over the period from … economic determinants of changes in poverty incidence. …

important tool for poverty reduction, albeit not through the shortcut of credit access, but through the slow channel of … increased physical and human capital investment, which should help to reduce poverty in the future generations. …

The growing urbanization of poverty poses a significant challenge to governments and donors alike, particularly in Asia … mechanisms for urban poverty reduction, as discussed here. Where there have been successes in improved service delivery for the … provision. New forms of partnership will be required. For greater progress in urban poverty reduction to be made, however, the …

The focus of this paper is the effect of contemporary globalization on poverty and inequality in cities of the ‘global …. The paper takes a critical look at current assumptions about globalization, urban poverty, and inequality, distinguishing …

Background: Effort-reward imbalance (ERI) is an established conceptualisation of work stress. Although a validated …