Pro-poor growth has been identified as one of the most promising pathways to accelerate poverty reduction in developing … that take into account the extraordinary importance of agricultural productivity for poverty reduction in developing …

regarding Minsky's early involvement in the "War on Poverty." This paper will trace the development of Minsky's thinking on …

poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural …

recent economic research on the welfare state and anti-poverty policy in rich countries, and explore their implications. We … begin with the conceptualisation and measurement of poverty, before sketching out some core features and approaches to the … welfare state and anti-poverty policies. We then focus on the central plank of the modern welfare state's efforts to address …

Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …

We survey the latest research on the linkages between international trade, regional integration, poverty and food … extensive literature on the impacts of trade reform on poverty outcomes, research on the actual and potential effects of trade …

living in poverty. Households with a beneficiary increased their level of consumption by 44 percent. The program improved …

poverty and wellbeing. This framing is reflective of Brazil's national narrative on race relations and the idea that class and … employment status have been the most salient barriers to social welfare protections. Brazil's widely well-regarded anti-poverty … systems offers important lessons on how poverty relief can further human development and enhance agency. Future reformers can …