and poverty in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – There are voluminous studies in the literature and many of which …, there is a negative relationship between social expenditure and poverty, as expected. In the long run, however, there exists …, and the authors obtain a negative relationship between education expenditure and poverty, both in the short run and in the …

This study assesses the role of social spending in relation to child poverty in European welfare states. Using macro … are targeted. We separately estimate the effect of pension benefits on child poverty, as the prevalence of … substantially reduce child poverty. Increased targeting also leads to lower poverty rates, but the effect sizes are more modest by …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …