. Traditionally the rural masses have been dependent on fuelwood and agro-residues - both due to poverty and due to lack of local …

emphasizing inadequate state funding and poverty. This study examines this policy and its implications on the low income earners … most critical issues of government social policy especially since after independence in 1980.  The government is confronted … urban housing policy. The research highlights the fragility of the poor?s claim to the right of permanent residency …

Rising numbers of children and families have been thrust into poverty. However, debates about poverty policies and aid … ambivalence and confusion about poverty. Because poor children are innocent and indisputably dependent on adult caretakers, they …

region of the world. This article assesses the socio-economic dilemma of poverty in Africa and suggests an alternative policy …Poverty in Africa is multifaceted. It is characterized by, among other things, a lack of purchasing power, rural … generation. On average, 45-50% of sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line - a much higher proportion than in any other …

This paper examines a robust nonparametric methodology for decomposition of change in poverty into growth and …. All of the currently popular poverty measures may be decomposed as suggested in this paper. We identify the issues that … plans). We find that both ‘pure growth’ and ‘redistribution’ components are present in a striking change in poverty …

the continuing controversy in India over poverty lines, they used a framework that rigorously assesses the impact of … growth on the poor over a range of poverty lines. Using National sample Surveys on consumption expenditure, they have showed …