The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …

The paper investigates the relationship between development, as measured by the GNI per capita and lived poverty in … one set of indicators that capture the extension of lived poverty, that is what percentage of the respondents, experiences … deprivation, but we also develop a series of indicators that capture the severity of lived poverty, that is how frequently …

What has happened to inequality between and within countries since 1990? In this paper we explore who have been the … winners and losers from global growth since 1990. We find that falls in total global inequality in the last 30 years are … the world's richest 1 per cent, while just a modest amount of redistribution would have ended $2 poverty. If the share of …

This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance … and inequality is unfavourable to gender economic inclusion. Second, a Gini coefficient that nullifies the positive … associated with lower levels of education are not significant. As the main policy implication, income inequality should not be …

its great success in poverty reduction, China has witnessed rapidly increasing income inequality which only began to …

proven highly effective at reducing poverty and inequality and mitigating the impact of high unemployment, although these …

-level modeling techniques, this paper explores the macro-level determinants of the gender poverty gap in the ten post …-socialist European Union member states. In dialogue with the literature on the impact of economic development on gender inequality in … poverty gap in Central and Eastern Europe, while generous welfare policies, specifically higher levels of spending on pensions …

symptoms of human poverty. This implies obstacles in gaining full and free access to education, professional health care … development of countries. The aim of the analysis is to identify the magnitude of socio-economic deprivation (human poverty) and …