test for the effects of electoral systems on both poverty and income Inequality. We find that when de degree of … proportionality of an electoral system increases, inequality and poverty decrease. We also find than in presidential regimes, the … levels of poverty and inequality are higher than in parliamentary regimes. …

This paper reviews two common definitions of poverty targeted projects, discusses the limitations of poverty targeting … classifications, calls for a poverty focused cost-benefit analysis that looks at the main policy constraints affecting the …

Poverty and food security in most countries are highly heterogeneous phenomena, making it common to find wide spatial … variability. Both types and depth of poverty, measured in a variety of ways, vary between and within countries, regions or other …, for example, Bloom and Sachs, 1998, Jalan and Ravallion, 2000, or de Janvry and Sadoulet, 1997). Heterogeneity in poverty …

This paper serves as an introduction and overview for a volume that aims to shed light on the question of “time poverty …” in Sub-Saharan Africa and its relationship with consumption-based measures of poverty, as well as other development … outcomes. Time poverty, especially as seen in the “double workday” of women, has long been a staple of discussion of women …