a source of income. Research methods leading to a better understanding of the role of livestock in household poverty … and 25 years, households have moved into and out of poverty in 40 rural communities in two different highland regions of … different livestock assets and strategies. We found significant numbers of households escaping poverty at the same time many are …

Recent data analysed for Ireland suggest a strong link between disability status and household poverty, while there … disability, which is not reflected in official poverty rates and support the case for the introduction of disability …-adjusted poverty payments. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013 …

Nigeria like most other African countries has responded to the growing challenge of poverty by introducing social … protection strategies. Despite the rising popularity of social protection as an anti-poverty intervention throughout Africa … challenges associated with them. The article begins by providing a general perspective on poverty and social protection in …

This paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that … confined to the poor within each population group (that is, "poverty targeted" transfers). The analysis finds that both the … incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical …

immigration restrictions have a negative impact on migrants’ wellbeing as well as the poverty and inequality reducing potential of …