of the group of elderly as a whole has improved considerably and is now no less than that of younger cohorts , poverty …, for example by changing their labour market behaviour. This paper hopes to give cursory evidence on the poverty position …

In this paper, we consider an extension of the commonly used poverty gap measure that may be used to address he … question of whether the elimination of poverty is a feasible objective, given sufficient political commitment. The resources … potentially available to address poverty may be measured by the total amount by which the incomes of the non-poor exceed the same …

-group) and poverty with 3sls using South African data. The findings suggest that production is affected negatively by between … Kuznets process. There is a significant poverty-increasing (reducing) effect of total and between-group inequalities (output …

, income generation and empowerment, and poverty reduction in low-income economies. Having provided a conceptual framework and … the theoretical underpinnings of the linkages of entrepreneurship to job creation, income empowerment and poverty … cycle of poverty which has predominantly characterised low-income economies. The paper argues that entrepreneurship is the …

potential impacts. This study simulates the impact of alternative cash transfer programs on school attendance and poverty among … reduce child poverty and encourage school attendance. If means-testing is not feasible, then programs targeting the children …

In this paper we present a comparative analysis of poverty and income inequality prevalent in the seven towns of Lahore …

impacts of cash transfer programs for children to identify targeted groups that will have the most effect on poverty and … yield significant poverty reduction. With regard to improving school attendance, the same targeted groups generally provide … the biggest impacts as well, though the impacts on school attendance tend to be smaller than on poverty reduction. …