The concept of poverty is discussed using qualitative and quantitative measures as an indicator for social deprivation …. Poverty can be absolute, relative, income-based, consumption-based, or entitlement-based. The variation in the concept of … poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when closely examined, these dimensions are seen to be conceptually interrelated …

public food subsidy programme, on consumption poverty, vulnerability and undernutrition in India drawing, on the large … evaluating the effects of RPW or PDS on poverty. We found significant and negative effects of household participation in RPW and … food for work programmes on poverty, undernutrition (e.g. protein) and vulnerability in 1993 and 2004. Indeed, poverty and …

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of …

poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for … poverty because they will substantially undermine the economic growth if left unchecked (ADB, 2014). The objective of this …

Viet Nam has achieved remarkable economic growth and poverty reduction since the Doi Moi. However, ethnic minorities … standards. The programme addresses typical causes of poverty among ethnic minorities and inequality between these groups and the … provide an overview of the programme and examine the drivers of its success in reducing poverty and bridging the majority …

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

trend in poverty headcount rate from 41.8% in 1996 to 30.9% in 2004 and 25.2% in 2011. This result is attributed to labour … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …

poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for … poverty because they will substantially undermine the economic growth if left unchecked (ADB, 2014). The objective of this …