We develop a theoretical framework to study the psychology of poverty and 'aspirations failure'. In our framework, the … imposed by poverty exacerbates the effects of this behavioral bias: the poor are more susceptible to both an aspirations … failure and pessimism about the likelihood of achieving success. Poverty limits the set of people whose life experiences the …

This paper deals with the experience gained in the area of poverty reduction and private sector development in Georgia …. The Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Programme approved by the President of Georgia in 2003 has never been … populist rather than practical. Poverty reduction may be achieved as a result of co-ordinated efforts of the government and the …

We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are …

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to ‘missing dimensions' of poverty data – dimensions that are of value to … income, longevity, and education, many have argued that people's values, and consequently multidimensional poverty, extends … individual or household-level data on multiple dimensions of poverty. A critical barrier for international analyses of …

This paper evaluates the effects of different growth and redistributive policies on poverty and growth using a two … for an appropriate choice of strategy of growth with redistribution for removing poverty …

, accompanied by accelerating poverty decline. Underlying these trends is a process of mobility, with 40–60 percent of the … poverty remain vulnerable. Most of those who are poor were also poor in the preceding period and, thus, are likely to be …

Subjective Poverty Line methodology is applied to rural China 2002 using a sample from 22 provinces. Respondents were … lives. The findings provide an argument for increasing the official poverty line for China as average household income … increases. Poverty in rural China is disproportionally concentrated to the western regions and to poor counties. Most of rural …

During the past 20 years, Haiti's development efforts have been stifled by natural disasters, poverty, and inequality …

The concept of poverty is discussed using qualitative and quantitative measures as an indicator for social deprivation …. Poverty can be absolute, relative, income-based, consumption-based, or entitlement-based. The variation in the concept of … poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when closely examined, these dimensions are seen to be conceptually interrelated …

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of …