In this paper, we investigate factors affecting total household consumption and poverty in Uganda using household … effects of particular policies on the national poverty rate, we developed a simulation model from our regression estimates …

such as the rinderpest disease or the Anglo-Boer war added to the numbers of poor whites. Today, poverty is still at the … tradition, and external factors are still amongst the factors said to be the causes of poverty. This paper assesses the … similarities and differences between black poverty today and white poverty a century ago, and suggests possible policy lessons to …

context of the fight against poverty. In this study, three types of credit were identified. Formal credit was defined to … Blacks, remains important in the fight against poverty. …

demographic perspectives are even worse for the following decades. The poverty also gets larger and much larger in Romania than …

Household Income and Wealth (SHIW), we document that the incidence and intensity of poverty among pensioners in Italy are far … characteristics. Some groups present high poverty risks. Moreover, the pension reforms implemented since 1992 will curb the benefits … such cohorts the poverty risk after retirement has sharply risen. Changes in the social insurance pension schemes can …

This paper analyses the nature and causes of the patterns of inequality and poverty in India. Since the economic … persistent poverty. The macroeconomic policies possibly responsible for these trends include—fiscal tightening, regressive tax …

The main features of poverty are low levels of consumption and income, a fact-of-life in most African countries. This … human development and consequently reduces poverty. As growth in public capital expenditure rises, unemployment falls and …