development theory; charts the conceptual contestations around poverty; presents a brief history of poverty in development thought …This paper examines how the concept of poverty has waxed and waned within development thought and how these … fluctuations have shaped development policy and action towards, or away from, direct goals of poverty reduction or eradication. It …

poverty issues. A household is identified as chronically poor if its income is below the poverty line and if its children are … representative surveys (that deal with the estimation of consumer expenditure and malnutrition), the incidence of chronic poverty is … of the determinants of chronic poverty by considering economic, demographic and social factors. It attempts to answer …

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Are Current Policies on Track to Eliminate Poverty? -- Chapter 3. How Mainstream … people’s living conditions in the long term. According to dominant economic theory, markets are the essential engines of … growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. However, the track record so far is disappointing. On the other hand …

commercialization and transfer of technologies, and increased income inequality and concentration of severe poverty in certain regions …

This study begins with an overview of the poverty situation in the Philippines. It then takes a brief look at the poor … the relationship among trade, poverty and the structural transformation of the Philippine economy …