and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …

This discussusion paper deciphers how poverty and income distribution were affected by economic shocks in the Latin … American region. Empirical evidence suggests that macroeconomic shocks can result in substantial increases in inequality and … poverty. Latin America has experienced two major crises in the last 15 years. In the 1980s, Mexico's debt crisis spread …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …

This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on … recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities … carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It includes a general framework for poverty reduction in Latin America and …

. Contrary to what is commonly assumed, inequality seems to breed altruism among the rich regarding the quintessential poverty …While decreasing inequality is generally considered desirable, and there is a growing understanding of which policies …-economic groups arises on how government should address inequality rather than whether it should do so. While poorer respondents …

-American Development Bank's Poverty and Inequality Unit is to provide technical leadership for the Bank and its member governments' work in … and the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality; The Importance of Protecting the Poor from the Economic Cost of Illness … the area of poverty reduction, and to contribute to enhancing the quality of the Bank's lending and non-lending activities …

. Despite widespread interest in microfinance, spillover effects on the very poor of expanding formal financial services remain … they impact direct participants and beneficiaries. In developing regions, households vulnerable to extreme poverty often …