Guanghua Wan -- Methodological issues -- Poverty mapping with aggregate census data : what is the loss in precision? / Nicholas … Minot and Bob Baulch -- A decomposition analysis of regional poverty in Russia / Stanislav Kolenikov and Anthony Shorrocks … Pomfret -- Poverty in Asia -- Decomposing spatial differences in poverty in India / Shatakshee Dhongde -- Commune …

The transitional economies of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) have enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth and poverty … households. The paper assesses the relative importance of these transfers for welfare and poverty in Moldova, the poorest country … effective in improving welfare and reducing poverty whereas social assistance transfers have little or no effect. Social …

Bemühungen von Nichtregierungsorganisationen, ein breitenwirksames Wirtschaftswachstum zu fördern. Die Resultate der Fallstudie …"Pro-Poor Growth" as an approach to fighting global poverty is about enhancing the ability of the poor to participate …