visits by trained social workers to households in extreme poverty with preferential access to social programs. We use a … that this major national program is likely to fail in making a significant contribution to reducing extreme poverty. We …

This case study traces the evolution of poverty in Mongolia, a country currently developing a pluralist approach to … poverty alleviation. Mongolia is unique because it transformed from nomadic pastoralism to Soviet socialism without a natural … liberalism and multiparty democracy. Collapse of the socialist safety net increased poverty for women and rural areas. Although …