fairly steep since the 1980s. Policy action has taken the form of regional development measures and of reforms of various … aspects of the social safety net broadly defined. The Western Development Plan has aimed at narrowing the income gap between … and fees. Welfare assistance has also evolved: a minimum living allowance has been introduced in urban and more recently …

welfare indicators, in particular poverty. We also found that horizontal inequality does matter for poverty reduction in Viet …, 2012), we estimated numerous measures on inequalities between different 'ethnic' groups against several welfare indicators … Nam and it needs more attention when designing poverty policies in the future. …

that the best policy responses vary across African countries (depending on their levels of development, endowments …, demography and institutions). Thus, at all stages of development, forcing economic production to spread evenly across areas is … both elusive and expensive. Policy makers should therefore identify and execute strategies that balance development …

welfare indicators, in particular poverty. We also found that horizontal inequality does matter for poverty reduction in Viet …, 2012), we estimated numerous measures on inequalities between different 'ethnic' groups against several welfare indicators … Nam and it needs more attention when designing poverty policies in the future. …

High welfare dependency and poverty rate among lone mothers prompted a workfare reform of the Norwegian welfare system … not only led to increased earnings and educational attainment – in the process lowering welfare caseloads and therefore … easing the government’s financial burden – but also reduced poverty. …

education coefficient. Households at risk of poverty are also taken into account. Income inequality is measured by way of the … coefficient, as well as between education and households at risk of poverty. The biggest share is represented by households where … negative dependence between the education level and number of households at risk of poverty. Within analyzed period of five …

This paper compares the extent and the nature of the higher prevalence of poverty among disadvantaged ethnic groups in …, and analyze the magnitude of the ethnic gap in absolute and relative poverty levels across six countries and different … poverty. We compare the actual differential in poverty with the gap that remains after disadvantaged ethnic groups are given …

This paper compares the extent and the nature of the higher prevalence of poverty among disadvantaged ethnic groups in …, and analyze the magnitude of the ethnic gap in absolute and relative poverty levels across six countries and different … poverty. We compare the actual differential in poverty with the gap that remains after disadvantaged ethnic groups are given …

Since its implementation in 1990 the human development index (HDI), the flagship indicator of multidimensional … development, has attracted a great deal of attention and critics in academic, political and media circles. It initiated a new … stage in the discussion of appropriate indicators to measure socioeconomic development. Until now, the vast majority of …

Since its implementation in 1990 the human development index (HDI), the flagship indicator of multidimensional … development, has attracted a great deal of attention and critics in academic, political and media circles. It initiated a new … stage in the discussion of appropriate indicators to measure socioeconomic development. Until now, the vast majority of …