state schooling costs twice the amount households are willing to pay for. The implications of this finding for the equality … and anti-poverty effects of state education are illustrated. …

to the nexus of poverty, gender and access to health care, this research took place in Ghana's Upper West Region (UWR … importance of understanding intra-household bargaining and resource allocation via the gender dynamics related to health …

We examine the relationship between infrastructure provision and poverty alleviation by analyzing 500 interviews … increased literacy by 62%, enhanced income by 36%, and reduced health costs by 26%. Evidence suggests that a gender …

household income, especially forest income, in an underdeveloped region of India. A high (>50%) proportion of total income is …

We study the impact of growth and growth accelerations on poverty and inequality in Indonesia using a new panel dataset … Indonesia. Growth in non-mining significantly reduces poverty and inequality. In contrast, overall growth and growth in mining … appears to have no effect on the same. Growth acceleration in non-mining reduces poverty and inequality whereas the same in …

Most low and middle-income countries have implemented programmes providing transfers to families in poverty, often with … transfers have explicit child protection outcome objectives; poverty-mediated effects where the impact of social transfers on … poverty and exclusion leads to improved child protection outcomes; and operational synergies arising from the implementation …

The links between access to safe water and poverty alleviation are multifaceted, but can be realized only if water … supplies are sustained. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) have been developed by many low-income countries in … policies and programmes to promote growth and reduce poverty. An analysis of PRSPs in sub-Saharan Africa revealed insufficient …