suggested. Rather than the universal devastation in poverty, employment, education and health so widely predicted and repeated … commodities (large parts of Sulawesi, Sumatra). The new data also show that pre-crisis economic status or poverty rates are not …

While economic growth has been cited as one of the main factors behind the reduction in absolute poverty, the … persisting problem of poverty in developing countries has raised doubts about the efficacy of economic growth in its reduction …. Recent evidence revealed that growth in Asia has been accompanied by an increase in relative poverty, or income inequality …

discusses the contribution of the labour market and of the social protection system as effective mechanisms to overcome poverty …

This chapter offers a primer on poverty, inequality, and vulnerability analysis and a guide to resources on this topic …. It is written for decision makers who want to define the type of information they need to monitor poverty reduction and …