fishing. It is observed that the main cause of child labor is not poverty it comes out to be low quality of education, lack of …

has been observed that the poverty remains an important determinant of school participation. Poor households keep their …

). Findings – Besides other variables it has been observed that poverty remains an important determinant of female labor …

Purpose – By using the World Bank's new poverty data that are based on the most recent International Comparison Program … report, this research aims to revisit the response of poverty rate to increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) per … capita. Design/methodology/approach – The response is summarized in terms of elasticity of poverty with respect to real GDP …

Purpose – Child poverty has become an important issue in social and political agendas. In Portugal, almost 25 per cent … of children are at risk of poverty and the most vulnerable age group. This paper seeks to investigate child poverty in … sociodemographic and economic attributes associated with child poverty in order to design the profile of income‐poor children …

, supporting the middle class and reducing the poverty in the countries of the region. Originality/value – To the best of the …

, not much attention has been paid to the intergenerational effect of poverty on physical and psychological health status …

paradoxes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at India where poverty is rampant despite recent gains, and at Bhutan …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise concern and discussion about poverty. This paper explores the … difficulties of defining poverty and its origins. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilizes research from psychological and … sociological literature to analyze differing schools of thought regarding poverty. A macro‐level perspective of poverty is defined …

Purpose – Poverty is indeed a terrible monster confronting humanity today. It is alarming and, indeed, not without … despair to note that 22,000 children under five die every day as a result of poverty. Thus, in a calendar year, more than … better place than when I arrived. If poverty is left unchecked, will we be able to make that statement with a clear and …