extreme poverty. In the 1960s and 1970s, when close to half of the world was living in extreme poverty, the approach that …As global extreme poverty has fallen -- by one measure, from close to 2 billion people in 1990 to about 700 million … today -- the world has learned about antipoverty strategies that work. These experiences should inform the final push to end …

markets with the quest for a more humane world--and he tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today …. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems like inequality and poverty, because it is hampered by a narrow view of … drives and passions, including the spiritual, the social, and the altruistic. Welcome to the world of social business, where …

boxes -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Part I. Jobs and earnings of the poor -- 1. Poverty and the world of work: A …This report shows that decent work is vital to reducing poverty. Poverty has tended to decline in many emerging and … poverty. The report examines the role that policy can play, particularly with economic policies, employment programmes …

, Fragen von sozialer Ungleichheit und Armut wieder verstärkt in den Blick rücken. Das interdisziplinäre Handbuch geht auf … Entwicklungen sowie Erscheinungsformen von Armut vor. Neben der wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung liefert das Handbuch … Perspektiven für die sozialpolitische Bearbeitung von Armut. PraktikerInnen, Studierenden und WissenschaftlerInnen an der …

In the 1790s, for the first time, reformers proposed bringing poverty to an end. Inspired by scientific progress, the …. In An End to Poverty? Gareth Stedman Jones revisits this founding moment in the history of social democracy and examines …