A ground-breaking study on the measurement of povertyThis ground-breaking study on the measurement of poverty shows how policy in this field has taken a wrong turn with disastrous results.In recent years, poverty has generally been understood in ‘relative’ terms. That is, people are regarded...

New IEA research finds a market-oriented anti-poverty policy could lead to families being £750 a month better offExecutive Summary:In the past intellectual movements promoting free trade in particular and a free economy more generally were regarded as having a pro-poor agenda. The current...

This ground-breaking study on the measurement of poverty shows how policy in this field has taken a wrong turn with disastrous results.In recent years, poverty has generally been understood in ‘relative' terms. That is, people are regarded as poor if they earn less than some benchmark relative...