Strategies based on growth and inequality reduction require a long-run horizon, and this paper therefore argues that … those strategies need to be complemented by poverty alleviation programs. With regards to such programs, informality in …

A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …