Introduction / Ray C. Rist -- Evaluation contribution in terms of analytical framework -- Moving the discussion from poverty to inequality : some implications / Paul Shaffer -- Evaluation contribution in terms of empirical measurement of the performance and the results of poverty and inequality...

How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population considered the 'extreme' poor has fallen by over one-half over the past quarter century, many of those lifted above the global poverty line remain vulnerable to shocks that could place...

Indigent membership in PhilHealth has surged in recent years, driven by the nation-wide identification of the poor. However, the massive identification has led to the enrollment of more members than official poverty estimates, resulting in leakages in the government's social health insurance...