paper discusses the ambiguity that arises from using different definitions and data sources in world poverty measurement. It … the use of representative household surveys versus national accounts for poverty measurement. Although significant …Although we have more data than ever before at our disposal, measuring poverty remains a controversial issue. This …

to the negative distributive effects it produced and that have indirectly retarded both growth and poverty reduction. …

Purpose – This is an account-taking paper on the status of global poverty and its reduction. The purpose of this paper … is to examine why some countries reduce poverty more quickly than others. Design/methodology/approach – The data on the … identify the status and determinants of poverty across countries. Next, using the national data on poverty level with respect …

poverty line stated that 10.4 million of their children require more time than they anticipated, and 1.3 million children make … children in families with incomes above the poverty threshold. The data refer to all American children under age 18 and derive …

The four-year rise in the U.S. poverty rate that began with the 2001 recession and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina … has sparked renewed interest in poverty among researchers and policymakers. Policies for addressing poverty are influenced … by perceptions of its causes. Accordingly, this article evaluates the impact of several purported causes of poverty in …

concentrated poverty--neighborhoods with poverty rates of at least 40 percent. ; In collaboration with Washington-based nonprofit … the Brookings Institution, the Community Affairs offices wrote "The Enduring Challenge of Concentrated Poverty in America …: Case Studies from Communities Across the U.S." The report aims to deepen understanding of how poverty and place intersect …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of rural and national poverty, of income … national rural poverty line in a developing country is dependent upon the logarithm of per capita purchasing power parity gross …