Incidence of poverty for Ghana has reduced from about 52% in 1991/92 to 28.5% in 2005/06. This is a remarkable drop in … the incidence of poverty, but the current level is still high. Equally high are the levels of the depth and severity of … poverty. This means that any policy pursued by the country must aim at further reducing the incidence, depth and severity of …

-poor household falling into poverty. Similarly, the impact of participation in the SSN programs on the probability for poor … households to move out of poverty is also largely insignificant. This implies that the benefits accrued to poor households from … the SSN program are too small to have a significant impact on their likelihood of escaping poverty. Hence, despite the …

became more than double. In Bangladesh, about 31.51% of the populations still live below the poverty line, heavily … trying to reduce poverty by implementing various kinds of Social Safety Net Programmes. The government also imposes subsidies … permanent solution to food security and economic development of the citizens. In Bangladesh, during 2000 to 2005, income poverty …

Poverty in Indian context has always generated contests and controversies regarding its concepts, measurement, levels … and implications on several aspects of human welfare. This paper cautions on the validity of poverty assessment indicated … approach of poverty assessment. …

Microfinance across the globe is being practiced as a tool to mitigate poverty and chiefly as an empowerment tool to …