Poverty & Hunger
Losing Ground in the Best of Times: Low Income Renters in the 1990s
National Low Income Housing Coalition
This 24-page U.S. report finds that while housing conditions improved for many income groups during the 1990s, conditions worsened for the lowest income renting households
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-03-17
Low Income and Deprivation in an Enlarged Europe
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
A 54-page report focusing on low income and standard of living deprivation in 28 European countries, including the acceding and candidate countries
Poverty & Hunger, European UnionPosted: 2004-04-26
Low Level Predictors of Household Food Insecurity
Institute for Research on Poverty
This 26-page US discussion paper examines the relationship between household and contextual characteristics and food security
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-19
Making Agricultural Trade Liberalization Work for the Poor
International Food Policy Research Institute
Text of an 8-page address arguing that in an era of globalization, the rules of global trade must work as effectively for the poor as for the rich
Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-06-02
Making Health Care Free for the Poor
Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre
This 7-page Australian policy brief argues that user fees are one of the main obstacles to increasing poor people’s access to health care in developing countries and thus promoting more inclusive forms of development
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2012-01-09
Making Sense of Food Price Volatility
Brookings
A US analysis of how food prices affect developing countries and what needs to be done at a policy level
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-07
Malaria: Disease Impacts and Long-Run Income Differences
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines the theory that ecological differences associated with malaria are a primary cause of differences in wealth between nations
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2007-09-03
Markets vs. Malthus: Food Security and the Global Economy
Peterson Institute
This 14-page US policy brief analyzes the causes of global food insecurity
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-07-27
Measuring Income and Poverty in the United States
NCCP
A fact sheet discussing issues relating to the official means of measuring poverty in the United States
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-04-28
Measuring Poverty and Economic Inclusion
CEPR
This 47-page US report evaluates current poverty metrics used in the US and suggests a new measure for a broader standard of basic income adequacy.
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-23
Measuring the Impact of Humanitarian Aid: A Review of Current Practice
Overseas Development Institute
A 43-page report investigating the state-of-the-art in measuring and analysing the impact of humanitarian assistance
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-23
Meeting the Challenge of Africa's Development: A World Bank Group Action Plan
World Bank
This 115-page document is an action plan for the Development Committee of the World Bank, detailing its Africa strategy and addressing the Gleneagles call for improved international aid coordination
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-12
Melting Mountain Glaciers Will Shrink Grain Harvests in China and India
Earth Policy Institute
A US article describing a climate-driven shortage of river-based irrigation water supplies
Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-03-28
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report Card: Measuring Progress Across Countries
ODI
This 118-page UK report presents data on how countries are closing in on the MDG targets. It unpacks the targets and indicators to map out how the development process is playing out across countries and continents
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-09-15
Millennium Development Goals Report Card: Learning from Progress
ODI, Millennium Commission
This 12-page summary is part of initial findings from an ongoing review of development progress
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-06-28
Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development
IFPRI
This 179-page book examines how policies, programs, and investments in pro-poor agricultural development have helped to substantially reduce hunger across Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-13
Missed Opportunities: The Case for Investment in Learning and Skills for Homeless People
Crisis
A 75-page UK report highlighting how participation in learning and skills can transform the lives of homeless people
Poverty & Hunger, HousingPosted: 2006-09-08
Missing Poverty's New Reality: There's a Lot Less of It
"Washington Post"
A US article drawing attention to the decline in global poverty
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-02-01
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003
New Policy Institute and Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This 108-page U.K. report, the sixth in an annual series, assesses the progress being made in Britain to tackle poverty and social exclusion
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-09-17
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003
New Policy Institute and Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This 118-page report provides indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Britain
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-03-17
Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2004
New Policy Institute
This 72-page annual report assesses where matters stand on poverty and social exclusion in Britain
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-13
Moving Beyond Welfare: What Do We Know About Former CalWORKs Recipients?
California Budget Project
This 17-page study examines the situation of families after leaving welfare
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-03-12
Myanmar: New Threats to Humanitarian Aid
Crisis Group
This 16-page briefing examines recent restrictions on humanitarian agencies working in Myanmar, and the possible implications for the population
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-09
National Intelligence Council Water Research
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
A 17-page US report warning that rising demand for fresh water could escalate food prices and touch off political instability worldwide
Poverty & Hunger, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-05-14
Near Record High Food Prices Keep Poorest People on the Edge
World Bank
This bulletin reports how global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put the poorest people in the developing world at continued risk
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-26
New Directions in the Analysis of Inequality and Poverty
DIW
A 40-page German discussion paper examining major new directions in the analysis of poverty and equality over the past 30-40 years
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-02
New Sources of Development Finance: Funding the Millennium Development Goals
World Institute for Development Economics Research
This 36-page policy brief contains the key findings of a study conducted by UNU-WIDER to investigate the development of new sources of finance to assist social development and poverty eradication
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-11-19
Nicaragua: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 6-page report evaluating the first two years of operation by the Red de Proteccion Social (RPS), a pilot programme designed to improve the nutrition and education of some of Nicaragua's poorest families
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-27
Nigeria’s Imperative for Youth-Led Entrepreneurial Development
CIPE
A 6-page article calling for an environment in Nigeria in which young entrepreneurs can lead the country’s development
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-15
No Way Out: How Prime-Age Workers Get Trapped in Minimum Wage Jobs
Center for Economic and Policy Research
This 20-page U.S. briefing paper examines rates of earnings progress for workers in minimum wage jobs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-05-21
North Korea: The Nadir of Freedom
FPRI
A US bulletin describing the nature of North Korea's society
Governance & Politics, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-29
Opportunity and Ownership over the Life Cycle
Urban Institute
This US brief explores asset-building strategies, drawing on the suggestions from a roundtable of asset, education, housing, and retirement policy experts. Policies to combat poverty and build wealth should account for people's needs and abilities to acquire assets over a lifetime. The paper looks at typical saving patterns over the life cycle and recommends ways to craft more integrated wealth-building policies.
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-23
Optimism and Poverty in Africa: Adaptation or a Means to Survival?
Brookings Institution
A 21-page US paper examining the role of optimism in the survival of the very poor
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-10-10
Our Generation's Choice
Oxfam
A 37-page briefing paper examining recent efforts to combat global poverty
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-11-14
Overcoming Concentrated Poverty and Isolation: Ten Lessons for Policy and Practice
Urban Institute
A 48-page U.S. report on the results of research testing alternative strategies for helping low-income families escape high-poverty, central city communities
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-19
Ownership and the Donor-Recipient Relationship
DIIS
A 12-page Danish working paper assessing the impact of recent aid reforms to put ownership into practice
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-11-17
Pain in the Middle
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Newsweek International
A U.S. article arging that global poverty has resisted policies designed to reduce it
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-01
Partnerships for Development and the Provision of Water and Sanitation
SWP
This 4-page German commentary argues that if the UN wants its partnerships to effectively contribute toward the realization of the Millennium Development Goals or other international goals, it needs to monitor and assess them in a more systematic manner
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-18
Perpetuating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Policy Network
A 13-page study examining under-development in Africa and its causes
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-06
Persistence of Low Income Among Non-Elderly Unattached Individuals
Statistics Canada
This 32-page Canadian study examines the characteristics of non-elderly unattached people who experience persistent low income
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-06-19
Petroleum, Poverty and Security
Royal Institute of International Affairs
This 10-page briefing paper explains the relationship of petroleum and poverty, with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-07
Physical and Virtual Food Reserves to Protect the Poor and Prevent Market Failure
IFPRI
A 4-page policy brief proposing measures for a humanitarian grain reserve and a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-07-04
Pitfalls of "Automatic" Donor Co-ordination
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 40-page German paper examining Malawi experience to illustrate drawbacks to the "automatic" donor co-ordination system used in the provision of international aid
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-27
Policy Making and Implementation in Agriculture: Tanzania’s Push for Irrigated Rice
DIIS
A 48-page Danish working paper describing why Tanzania’s 2005 push to increase rice production by ambitious rural investments in irrigation and by tariff protection of its rice industry from cheap imported subsidised rice has run into problems
Governance & Politics, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-11-26
Poor Numbers: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on World Poverty
Center for Economic and Policy Research
A U.S. paper arguing that the predicted reduction in world poverty due to trade liberalization has been overstated
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-02
Population Growth, Environment and Food Security: What Does the Future Hold?
IDS
A 4-page UK brief considering the effect of population growth on the environment and food security
Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-10
Poverty and Civil War: What Policymakers Need to Know
Brookings Institution
This 30-page US report examines the linkages between poverty and civil war, and the implications for policymakers
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-12-28
Poverty and Disadvantage Among Australian Children: A Spatial Perspective
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
This 36-page Australian paper utilizes census microdata and focuses on well-being and disadvantage from the child's perspective to measure social exclusion spatially
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-07-11
Poverty and Exclusion: Normative Approaches to Policy Research
Policy Research Initiative
This 48-page Canadian paper examines normative approaches to poverty and exclusion with a focus on legal policy perspectives as drivers of policy rather than policy outcomes
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-01-02
Poverty and Family Life under Welfare-to-Work: The Continuing Failure of Welfare Policy
Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies
A 15-page conference paper dicussing aspects of a study into the lives of poor families and the ramifications of welfare-to-work policies in Australia
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-06
Poverty and the Environment
World Bank
A 22-page summary report aimed at clarifying the linkages between poverty and the environment in developing countries at the household level
Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-11-21
Poverty Impacts of a WTO Agreement: Synthesis and Overview
World Bank
A 30-page overview of a report investigating the poverty impacts of a potential Doha Development Agenda
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-16
Poverty in America: Consequences for Individuals and the Economy
GAO
US testimony summarizing what is known about the relationship between poverty and adverse social conditions, and the links between poverty and economic growth
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-28
Poverty Lines and Lives of the Poor: Underestimation of Urban Poverty, the Case of India
IIED
This 56-page UK working paper describes the development of poverty lines in India, from the 19th century to the present, and assesses their limitations as an indication of poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-02-27
Poverty Profile 2002 and 2003
National Council of Welfare
This 165-page report traces patterns and trends of poverty in Canada
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-07
Poverty Rate Among Single-Parent Families Cut by Half over Decade
C.D. Howe Institute
A 20-page study claiming that the poverty rate among the two million Canadians living in lone-parent families has fallen by more than half over a decade
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-24
Poverty Reduction and the IDB: An Evaluation of the Bank's Strategy and Efforts
Inter-American Development Bank
This 64-page report was prepared as a guide to making the Bank's future poverty reduction activities more effective
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-03-01
Poverty Unperceived: Traps, Biases and Agenda
Institute of Development Studies
This 48-page working paper identifies effective and efficient ways of staying in touch with the changing situations of people living in poverty
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-30
Power and Roads for Africa
CGD
A 36-page essay urging the US to assist Africa in the provision of roads and power as a major step in poverty reduction
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-04-01
Preliminary Analysis of National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Effects: September 2010 Update
Urban Institute
A 162-page US study of the effectiveness of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) programme
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-24
Preventing and Ending Homelessness: Next Steps
Urban Institute
This 12-page brief examines the current state of homelessness in the US, how community responses are changing, what is working, and what policymakers should be doing to make more advances
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-02-20
Promoting Gender Equality through Stimulus Packages and Public Job Creation
Levy Economics Institute
This 12-page US paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of scaling up South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme by adding to it a new sector for social service delivery in health and education
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-06-17
Protecting Progress: The Challenge Facing Low-Income Countries in the Global Recession
World Bank
This 26-page paper reports that while the global economy is showing tentative signs of recovery, 43 low-income developing countries are still suffering the consequences of the global recession, which highlights the need to increase support to the poorest countries dealing with economic volatility and crisis
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-09-22
Protecting the Poor: Global Financial Institutions and the Vulnerability of Low-Income Countries
FONDAD
This 174-page book addresses the vulnerabilities of low-income countries and the need for fundamental reforms in the governance of the global financial system
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-01-16
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-26
Public Policy and International Collaboration for Sustaining and Expanding the Rice Revolution
IFPRI
This 17-page paper considers the emerging issues in the rice policy environment
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-15
Pulling Agricultural Innovation and the Market Together
CGD
A 27-page US working paper exploring how advance market commitments and other market-like pull mechanisms can strengthen incentives for the private sector to invest more in agricultural R&D to benefit poor people
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-06-24
Putting People in the Picture? The Role of Arts in Social Inclusion
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
A 21-page Australian report examining the role of arts in building social inclusion
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-05
Radical Islam in France: Internal Problems and External Linkages
IPCS
This 12-page research paper aims to demonstrate that radical Islam in France is a factor of instability due to the widespread socio-economic deprivation of the Muslim community
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-11-09
Raising Water Productivity
Earth Policy Institute
A US article stressing the importance of raising water productivity as a means of reducing global food shortages
Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-08-28
Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion
Social Exclusion Task Force
A 100-page plan for tackling social exclusion in the UK
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-12
Reaching the Poor with Health, Nutrition and Population Services
World Bank
This 354-page report marshals the evidence about pro-poor strategies that have proved effective
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-16
Ready for Action in Africa?
International Food Policy Research Institute
Report on a pan-African conference on food and nutrition security
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-05-18
Reconciling Trade and Poverty Reduction
German Marshall Fund of the United States
A 30-page survey of public opinion in the U.S., Germany, France and the U.K. to discover how people view the relationship between trade and the fight against poverty
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-22
Recurrent Cost Boom Threathens Millennium Development Goals
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief arguing that it is urgent to address the long-term financing of the costs of the MDGs. Otherwise, present achievements can be undermined by a potential recurrent cost boom in many poor donor-dependent countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-07
Redefining the Role of Food Aid
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 2-page paper examining current debates and trends in the delivery of food aid
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-04-17
Reducing Poverty through Low Carbon Development
DIIS
Focusing on the so-called Least Developed Countries, this 4-page Danish policy brief outlines the benefits from low carbon development for national governments and the poor, and provides recommendations for development cooperation in agriculture, forestry and energy in Least Developed Countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-12-09
Reducing Poverty: What Has Worked, and What Should be Done Next
C.D. Howe Institute
This 32-page Canadian study analyses the factors responsible for Canada's reducing poverty rate
Poverty & Hunger, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-10-18
Reengaging in Agricultural Water Management: Challenges and Options
World Bank
This 242-page report outlines options for sustainable agricultural water management and calls for a doubling of investment in irrigation
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-28
Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development
World Bank
A 272-page report urging that efforts to combat malnutrition in developing countries should be targeted toward pregnant women and children under two
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-06
Resilient Children: Literature Review and Evidence from the HOPE VI Panel Study: Final Report
Urban Institute
This 41-page U.S. study aims to identify factors relating to resilient outcomes for children living in distressed communities
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-11
Rethinking Food Aid to Fight AIDS
International Food Policy Research Institute
a 2-page paper urging the study of food aid "through an HIV/AIDS lens"
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-04-17
Rice Crisis Forensics: How Asian Governments Carelessly Set the World Rice Market on Fire
CGD
This 43-page US working paper describes how the global rice market became enflamed in 2008 and provides pointers to help policymakers in these countries avoid a repeat of the disastrous price spike of 2008.
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-18
Rice Price Formation in the Short Run and the Long Run
CGD
This 46-page paper analyzes price formation on the world’s rice market using simple supply and demand models as a start, but moving to “supply of storage” models—a staple of commodity-market analysis for more than half a century—to explain hoarding behavior and its subsequent impact on prices
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-05
Rising Food and Fuel Prices: Addressing the Risks to Future Generations
World Bank
A 20-page study assessing the effect of rising food and fuel prices on malnutrition
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-14
Rising Food Prices and Displacement
Brooking Institution
A commentary on the relationship between rising food prices, displacement and immiigration
Internal Displacement, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-04-29
Rising Food Prices: What Should be Done?
FPRI
A 2-page policy brief arguing for more effective and coherent action to help the most vulnerable populations cope with rising food prices
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-05-02
Science and Poverty: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of the Impact of Agricultural Research
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 31-page report synthesizes the lessons learned from seven case studies around the developing world
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-10-22
Senior Hunger and the Older Americans Act
Commonwealth Fund
A 10-page US House testimony on steps to reduce under-nourishment among older Americans
Ageing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-06-24
September 2004 Newsletter of The Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
This 4-page newsletter features articles focusing on the relationship between poverty and human rights
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-09-22
Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Finance and Solidarity
ECLAC
A 180-page report analyzing the latest initiatives in social programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-28
Shocks and Disruptions: The Relationship Between Food Security and National Security
Henry Jackson Society
This 37-page UK report seeks to address the various and acute challenges stemming from a food supply chain under increasing pressure
Poverty & Hunger, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-04-24
Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies and Implications for Welfare Reform
National Bureau of Economic Research
A single-page abstract of this report, which investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the working practices of single mothers
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-02-06
Solutions to Poverty
MDRC
A 12-page US House testimony describing what research indicates are the best ways to alleviate poverty
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-12
Solutions to Poverty
Brookings Institution
A House testimony on ways to reduce poverty in the US
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-02
Solving Poverty: Four Cornerstones of a Viable National Strategy for Canada
National Concil of Welfare
A 30-page strategy document designed to achieve poverty-reduction in Canada
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-02
South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Recovery Operations
ALNAP
A 15-page briefing synthesizing key lessons from post-disaster recovery programmes and intended as guidance for those involved in recovery operations following the South Asia earthquake
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-01-30
Sowing Innovation for Sustainable Food
iied
This 2-page brief highlights research into sustaining local food systems, biodiversity and livelihoods. It showcases how farming communities are taking the lead in action research to revive diverse, locally controlled food systems
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-02-01
Starting School at a Disadvantage: The School Readiness of Poor Children
Brookings
This 22-page US study examines the reasons why poor children are less ready for school and evaluates three interventions for improving their school readiness
Education, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2012-03-27
State of World Population Report 2004
United Nations Population Fund
A 124-page report describing progress during past ten years in alleviating poverty, improving women's rights and widening access to reproductive health
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-24