The objective of this study was to examine the role of social security in fighting poverty in Metlaoui, Tunisia, using …

find that such measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on the mortality of poor children. They find that … the group to investigate the links between health and poverty. The authors may be contacted at awagstaff@worldbank.org or …

This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … compares the extent as well as profile of child poverty in both countries. Comparisons on the extent of child poverty, over … time and across countries, are made using a decomposition framework attributing child poverty differences to differences in …

find that such measures, while useful, will have only a limited effect on the mortality of poor children. They find that …