Poverty is a widespread and pervasive problem in many parts of the world. Many development programs and projects focus on poverty reduction. A precise targeting of the poor is decisive for their success. Therefore, it seemed necessary to develop a tool or instrument which facilitates the process...

1. Patterns and Trends of Urbanization and Urban Growth in Asia -- 2. Examining the interdependencies between urbanization, internal migration, urban poverty and inequality: Evidence from Indonesia -- 3. Rural–urban migration, urban poverty, inequality and urbanization in the People’s...

Abstract: Trotz hoher wirtschaftlicher Wachstumsraten sind viele ländliche Haushalte in Schwellenländern weiterhin von Armut und Vulnerabilität betroffen. Diese Arbeit zeigt, welchen Beitrag außerlandwirtschaftliche Beschäftigung zur Vulnerabilitätsreduktion leisten kann und hebt in...

"Lively debates around property, access to resources, legal rights and the protection of livelihoods have unfolded in Vietnam since the economic reforms of 1986. Known as Doi Moi (changing to the new), these have gradually transformed the country from a socialist state to a society in which a...