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The problem of poverty, both in theory and practice, gained a new meaning with the beginning of the transformation of … evaluating anti‑poverty programs should be preceded by identifying who is considered poor. Defining poverty is the first and a … key step in measuring its characteristics, e.g., its intensity. Hence, the choice of a specific definition of poverty is …
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This report summarises presentations and discussion at a workshop on ‘Persistent Poverty and Lifetime Inequality … static analysis of poverty and inequality to a dynamic focus. Looking at the dynamics of poverty andinequality of opportunity …
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Both educational attainment and school quality are typically lower indisadvantaged areas than others and much recent policy attention has beenfocused on each. This paper looks at the quality problem, exploring therelationships between disadvantaged contexts, what schools do, and the qualityof...
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different results produced by these indices. It then examines theeffectiveness of the current Index of Multiple Deprivation in …
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This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …
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Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … poverty through data collected from national surveys and administrative records of government agencies. The estimations show …
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