Policy pointers

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

Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries

Population Reference Bureau

This 20-page bulletin provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intraurban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers

Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2009-07-10

The Storm in Sub-Saharan Africa

Project Syndicate

An article highlighting the effect of the global financial crisis on Sub-Saharan Africa

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-02-13

Investing in Africa

Resources for the Future

This 19-page report examines the system through which the U.S. provides assistance to African agriculture and whether the U.S. has significantly increased its assistance since 2000

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-25

Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues

RFF

A 12-page US issue brief discussing how government policies are likely to affect the ability of agriculture and food sector to adapt to climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-02-15

The Human Right to Food in Nepal

Rights & Democracy

This 78-page Canadian report examines hunger and poverty in Nepal from a human rights standpoint

Poverty & Hunger, Human RightsPosted: 2007-10-25

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

A Hand Up not a Hand Out: Renewing the Fight Against Poverty

Senate Community Affairs References Committee - Australia

This 551-page report investigates the current state of poverty and disadvantage in Australia

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-11

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

Triggering Movements into and out of Child Poverty: A Comparative Study of New Zealand, Britain and West Germany

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand

A 14-page New Zealand paper studying the significance of trigger events and responses in relation to child poverty

Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-08-10

Are the Outcomes of Young Adults Limited by the Family Income Experienced in Childhood?

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand

A 28-page New Zealand paper examining the effects of early family income on a wide variety of detrimental outcomes experienced by young adults

Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-08-10

Disability, Poverty and Living Standards

Social Policy Research Centre

An 18-page Australian discussion paper examining how disability is associated with standard of living and its determinants

Disability, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-23

Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low Income Australians

Social Policy Research Centre

This 43-page report is the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage for Australia in the new millennium

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-03-24

The Impact of Young Motherhood

Social Policy Research Centre

This 4-page Australian article examines the economic situation of young mothers in Australia

Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-07

Towards a Credible Poverty Framework: From Income Poverty to Deprivation

Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales

This 23-page Australian discussion paper examines the role of poverty research, the value of a poverty line, the limitations of current measurement techniques and recommends improvements

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-02-09

Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and Social Exclusion

SPRC

This 122-page study advocates a broader approach to the measurement of disadvantage

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-23

Is Democracy Good for the Poor?

Stanford Institute of International Studies

A 46-page U.S. working paper examining the evidence for the claim that democracy tends to improve the material well-being of the poor

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-02-23

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

Funding Food Security – A Financial Lens on the L’Aquila G8

Stimson Center

A US article commenting on the reality of a steady post-Cold-War decline in international agricultural development financing on the part of the G7, and implied agreement to close financing gaps

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-09-16

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

Strengthen the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Better Results are Possible

The Brookings Institution

A 9-page US policy brief assessing the effectiveness of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-16

Better Aid: Responding to Gaps in Effectiveness

The Brookings Institution

This 8-page US policy brief uses a two-pronged approach so that aid architecture can be strengthened, gaps filled, flows coordinated, and development sustainable and effective—ultimately making aid better

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-03

GE Crops Show Uncertain Prospects for Reducing Nitrogen Pollution

UCS

This 46-page US report finds no genetically engineered crops have increased nitrogen efficiency, while traditional plant breeding and other methods have shown success

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-01-08

The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective

UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

A 345-page report providing an in-depth survey of developmental progress and concerns in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-10

Human Development Report 2005: International Cooperation at a Crossroads

UNDP

This 388-page report takes stock of human development, including progress towards the MDGs. It examines barriers to human development and the human costs of missed targets and broken promises

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-27

Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis

UNDP

This 440-page report investigates the causes and consequences of a crisis leaving 1.2 billion people without access to safe water

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-12-14

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009

UNDP

This 60-page report presents an annual assessment of progress towards the MDGs. Although data are not yet available to reveal the full impact of the recent economic downturn, they point to areas where progress towards the eight goals has slowed or reversed

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-12-03

Child Povertry in Rich Countries 2005

UNESCO

This 40-page report provides statistics on child poverty in the OECD countries

Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-04-06

An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries

UNICEF

This 52-page report examines the extent to which children's basic needs are being met in rich countries

Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-02-19

Implementation of Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries

United Nations

This 50-page report by the UN Secretary-General describes progress in accelerating development in the world's least developed nations

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-06-26

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

United Nations

A 72-page report on progress towards the MDGs

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-01

The State of the World's Children 2005: Childhood Under Threat

United Nations Children's Fund

A 164-page report showing that nearly half the world's children are suffering extreme deprivation from poverty, war and HIV/AIDS

Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-12-18

Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor

United Nations Development Programme

Report of the Commission on the Private Sector and Development, calling for targetted policy reform and other intitiatives to spur growth in local businesses to reduce poverty in the developing world

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-07

Trade on Human Terms: Transforming Trade for Human Development in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Development Programme

This UNDP report proposes an agenda for national governments to make trade work more for the poor (single page linking to each section)

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-07-13

Implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration: Report of the Secretary-General

United Nations General Assembly

A 57-page report on the extent to which the Millennium Development Goals are being achieved

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-09-27

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

Haiti's Economic Challenge

United States Institute of Peace

This paper describes the huge economic challenge facing Haiti

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-27

Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural Change, Social Policy and Politics

UNRISD

This 360-page report highlights the complex processes involved in sustainably reducing poverty and inequality, and lays out a range of policies and institutional measures that can be adopted by countries to achieve this goal

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-19

Can We Eradicate Hunger?

UNU-WIDER

This 8-page paPer addresses a combination of social and economic perspectives on the roots of world hunger

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-04-18

The Economic Costs of Child Poverty

Urban Institute

US testimony on the costs of child poverty and the implications for public policy

Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-28

The Implementation of the Partners for Fragile Families Demonstration Projects

Urban Institute

This 123-page US report describes the design and implementation of a programme aimed at increasing the capacity of young disadvantaged fathers to become more supportive of their children

Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-08-11

The Changing Role of Welfare in the Lives of Low-Income Families with Children

Urban Institute

A 91-page US report on how well low-income families have fared since the welfare system was overhauled in 1966

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-31

Innovative Employment Approaches and Programs for Low-Income Families

Urban Institute

This 118-page US report profiles approaches and programmes for improving the economic success of low-income parents

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-03

Characteristics of Transitional Housing for Homeless Families

Urban Institute

A 53-page study examining the different types of transitional housing programs available for homeless people in the US

Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-10-23

TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers Synthesis Report

Urban Institute

This 185-page US report synthesises research on the composition of the welfare caseload and the status of welfare leavers since the federal welfarte reforms of 1996

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-10-10

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

Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences

Urban Institute

This 12-page US brief connects poverty status at birth, poverty persistence, and adult outcomes

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-07-01

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

Transitioning In and Out of Poverty

Urban Institute

This 2-page US fact sheet describes how, why, and when people move in and out of poverty

Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-09-18

The Effect of Specific Welfare Policies on Poverty

Urban Institute

This 51-page US study measures the effect of different policies on the poverty rates of ever-single mothers and their children

Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-27

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

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

Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity Despite Underfunding?

Urban Institute

This 29-page US paper reviews why Social Security fails to lift more elderly low-wage workers and minorities out of poverty or provide a greater return on their contributions.

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-11-27

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

What Next for Distressed Public Housing?

Urban Institute

A summary of lessons learned from the U.S. Hope VI program for public housing

Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-06-10

Workforce Development as an Anti-Poverty Strategy

Urban Instiute

This 41-page US paper examines the cost-effectiveness of funded workforce development programmes

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-04

Déjà vu: Famine and Crisis in Somalia

USIP

A US discussion of the latest crisis in Somalia and how it impacts security in the region

Poverty & Hunger, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-09-15

Haiti: A Forward Look

USIP

A 4-page US assessment of the situation on the ground in Haiti five months after the earthquake

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-07-11

Toward the End of Poverty in Haiti

USIP

Report of a US meeting held to discuss the challenge of reducing poverty in Haiti

Poverty & Hunger, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-01-19

Transcending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future

USIP

The 4-page US report of a meeting held to consider how best to achieve Haiti's recovery

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-12-10

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

Linking Globalization to Poverty

WIDER

An 8-page policy brief examining the channels through which the globalization process affects different dimensions of poverty in the developing world

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-18

Global Monitoring Report 2012: Food Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals

World Bank

This 188-page report examines summarizes the impacts of food prices on several MDGs; reviews policy responses; and outlines future prospects

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-04-24

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

2004 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness

World Bank

This 134-page report examines the growth and poverty reduction experience of the client countries of the World Bank and the effectiveness of the bank's interventions

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-06-15

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

At Loggerheads: Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests

World Bank

This 308-page report addresses the potential dilemma of trade-offs between poverty reduction and environmental protection with regard to tropical forests

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-10-31

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

Conditional Cash Transfers : Reducing Present and Future Poverty

World Bank

A 384-page report showing that there is good evidence that conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have improved the lives of poor people

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-29

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

2006 World Development Report: Equity and Development

World Bank

A report analyzing the relationship between equity and development (single page linking to each chapter)

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-27

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

Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development

World Bank

A 236-page evaluation of the World Bank's assistance for natural disasters

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-05-08

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

World Development Indicators 2010

World Bank

The access page to the World Bank's Data Catalogue of over 2,000 development indicators

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-05-17

World Development Indicators 2007

World Bank

The World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development (single page linking to individual sections)

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-04-23

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

Debt Relief for the Poorest: An Evaluation Update of the HIPC Initiative

World Bank

A 98-page report evaluating the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-05-15

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

Assessing World Bank Support for Trade 1987-2004: An IEG Evaluation

World Bank

A 270-page report analyzing the World Bank's contribution to freer trade in developing countries and to the alleviation of poverty

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-03-28

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 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

World Resources 2005 - The Wealth of the Poor: Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty

World Resources Institute et al.

A 228-page report illustrating how natural resources managed at the local level are frequently the most effective means for the world's rural poor people to create wealth for themselves

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-09-16

Does Aid Work?

World Vision

A 15-page Australian discussion paper examining the effectiveness of overseas aid in reducing poverty

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-14

Feeding a Growing Population that Relies on Ecosystem Services (Part II of II)

WRI

This article highlights how agriculture is the dominant influence on ecosystem health

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-16

With Little Notice, Globalization Reduced Poverty

Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

A US article examining the contribution of globalization to reducing global poverty

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-07-11

Food Security in an Era of Economic Volatility

"Population and Development Review"

A 32-page US article considering the state of food insecurity, the nature of price variability, and the appropriate strategies for international agricultural development

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-06

A New Approach to Feeding the World

"The Solutions Journal"

This US blog argues that a new approach is imperative and overdue, one in which the world feeds more people—an estimated 9 billion by 2050—with less ecological impact. To be successful, this new approach must address both how we produce and how we use food

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-10-17

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

An Agenda for Harnessing Globalisation

'Washington Quarterly'

This essay examines the principal challenges facing globalisation

Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-12