This report analyzes the evolution of poverty and inequality in the LAC region from 1986 to 1996 with projections to … 1998. It reviews the policies which have been advocated or implemented to reduce poverty. The report combines the results … literature on issues related to poverty, inequality, and social policy in LAC. Some of the theoretical developments introduce new …

Nigeria has recorded impressive growth in the last decade, yet the impact of this growth on poverty reduction remains … unclear. This paper appraises spatial and temporal non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the first … is sensitive to indicator definitions, the overall results are robust and lend support to the view that poverty reduction …

the distribution of consumption, poverty and inequality in the world. …

distribution of consumption, poverty and inequality in the world. …

the distribution of consumption, poverty and inequality in the world. …

We study cross-sectional and long-term poverty in Sweden over a period spanning two recessions, and discuss changes in … the policy context. We find large increases in absolute poverty and deprivation during the 1990’s recession but much … smaller increases in 2008-2010. While increases in non-employment contributed to increasing poverty in the 1990’s, the …

This study appraises non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the novel first order dominance approach …/04 for state analysis. The results are quite robust and lend support to the general view that poverty in Nigeria has not kept …-income poverty. There was a marginal change of -0.21 in the percentage of the population experiencing acute deprivation between 1999 …

consumption distribution, poverty and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …

consumption distribution, poverty, and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …