"An overview of the economic development of and policies intended to combat poverty around the world." …"While there is no denying that the world has made huge progress against absolute poverty over the last 200 years … greater progress against poverty in the developing world in recent times-indeed, a faster pace of progress against extreme …

social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism - and poverty and … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show: a) poverty is negatively associated with the …

Annotation, This study examines, both conceptually and empirically, the welfare mix in the activity field of poverty … connected. Based on this conceptual framework, the second part of the study assesses the welfare mix in poverty relief and …, namely public agencies and nonprofits, provide poverty alleviation. Thus, only the roles and contributions of these two types …