against urban poverty, through some established financial institutions and special public agencies in Nigeria. Originality …

poverty. Practical implications – For managers, this paper provides insights not emphasizing a “fortune at the bottom of the …

absorption, while the welfare society measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), unemployment and poverty level. Findings The … the poverty rate in two and three years ahead, however, has no correlation with the unemployment. The effectiveness of … poverty. Harmony of spending also neglected to raise the HDI and to reduce the level of unemployment although it can alleviate …

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the poverty and vulnerability of poor urban communities living in Dhaka City …'s slums. Design/methodology/approach – Poverty line definition often conceptualises poverty in terms of income, consumption … paper argues that slum communities experience poverty and vulnerability in terms of income, consumption and asset which is …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the cross‐country variation in the growth elasticity of poverty across a … variables that may explain the cross‐country variation in the growth elasticity of poverty, the paper sets up a theoretical … the growth elasticity of poverty. Practical implications – Countries that reduce regulatory burdens, improve literacy …

development goal established in year 2000, of halving extreme poverty by 2015. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based in … goal of halving extreme poverty by 2015 seems to be a difficult, but attainable goal for Bolivia. Given the expected debt … policy autonomy, structural change, and distributive justice. Poverty reduction strategy is a combination of policies …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reconcile the multidimensional nature of poverty with a population's cultural … to compare nested models. Findings – The results show that the observed differences in the dimensions of poverty … significantly, but not exclusively, result from differences in cultural valuation systems between groups. Culture influences poverty …

consumption‐based poverty is very limited. Originality/value – The findings from this paper suggest that current international … remittances are not an effective measure for poverty reduction in the short‐run in Vietnam.  …