Poverty & Hunger
How to Make Poverty History: The Central Role of Local Organisations in Meeting the MDGs
International Institute for Environment and Development
A 197-page book stressing the importance of more effective and pro-poor local organisations being engaged in all aspects of meeting the MDGs
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-23
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
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
Closing the Sovereignty Gap: An Approach to State-Building
Overseas Development Institute
This 20-page working paper develops the view that building effective and capable states is the only sustainable way to bring about social stability, create wealth and reduce poverty
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-06
Housing Policy and Practice in the Context of Poverty and Exclusion: Synthesis Report
Policy Research Initiative
This 40-page Canadian synthesis report highlights the role housing plays as both a determinant and an outcome of poverty and exclusion
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-03
The Impact of Family Income on Child Development
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 56-page U.S. discussion paper studying the effect of family income on child development
Education, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-28
Generous Gestures: What is the Point of G8 Debt Cancellation?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
This 4-page German commentary queries the likely efficacy of G8 Debt Reduction
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-25
Global Poverty: Goals and Realities
One World US
This U.S. article offers an overview of global poverty and aid efforts
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-24
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
Helping the Poor? The IMF and Low-Income Countries
FONDAD
A book discussing the successes, failures and shortcomings of how the IMF and World Bank have assisted poor countries, analyzing in detail the policies pursued (single page linking to all chapters)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-19
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
The Millennium Development Goals: Thinking Beyond the Sachs Report
German Development Institute
A 4-page German briefing paper commenting on the Sachs report on achieving the millennium development goals
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-07-28
Generous Gestures: What is the Point of G8 Debt Collection?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 4-page German commentary arguing that debt cancellation fails to affect any of the root causes of third world poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-24
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
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
The Polyscopic Nature of Poverty Research
CROP
A 182-page review of "the state of the art" in poverty research
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-06-26
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
Lifting the Boats: Policies to Make Work Pay
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This Canadian study explores measures to improve the situation of Canada's lowest paid workers
Poverty & Hunger, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-06-15
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
Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Low-paid Workers in Canada
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 51-page report investigating the persistence of low-paid work in Canada during a 25-year period of growth in Canada
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-05-09
The Impact of Tax and Transfer Systems on Children in the European Union
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 65-page discussion paper analyzing the impact of fiscal policy on the economic resources available to children, and on child poverty rates
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-05-05
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
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
Incentivising Research and Development for the Diseases of Poverty
International Policy Network
This 22-page paper overviews proposals to improve the prospects of developing new drugs for the diseases of poverty
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-25
Equal Opportunities for Children: Social Welfare Expenditures in English-speaking Countries and Western Europe
Institute for Research on Poverty
An 8-page paper measuring and comparing how social welfare expenditures close the gap in economic resources available to poor children in developed countries
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-22
Child Poverty and Changes in Child Poverty in Rich Countries Since 1990
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 65-page discussion paper documents levels and changes in child poverty rates in 12 OECD countries, and focuses on an analysis of the reasons for changes over the 1990s
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-04-20
Daytime Homelessness
Crisis
A 79-page U.K. report exploring the concept of daytime homelessness and examining the role and nature of daytime provision for homeless people
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-11
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
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
Women: Still the Key to Food and Nutrition Security
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 4-page brief summarizes research establishing that the key to ensuring food and nutrition security in the developing world is the empowerment of women
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-03-29
Building the Bridge: Linking Food Banking and Community Food Security
Community Food Security Coalition and World Hunger Year
A 24-page report describing how food banks in the U.S. integrate community food security approaches into their anti-hunger work
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-03-04
Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Southern Europe
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper examines the effect of family transfers on child poverty in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-03-03
Development Strategies and Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: An Assessment
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 60-page discussion paper examines the impact of strategies designed to assist Africa's development, in particular their outcomes in respect of achieving food and nutrition security
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-03-02
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
A Preference Erosion Compensation Fund
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page opinion proposes the creation of a fund to protect developing countries from the negative effects of trade liberalization
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-02-19
The Political Roots of Disability Claims: How State Environments and Policies Shape Citizen Demands
Institute for Research on Poverty
This 45-page U.S. discussion paper studies the factors that influence citizens' demands on government welfare programmes
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-02-17
Child Poverty and Welfare Reform: Stay the Course
Manhattan Institute
A 36-page study assessing the impact of U.S. welfare reforms on welfare rolls and child poverty
Poverty & Hunger, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-04
Who's Dreaming? Homeownership Among Low Income Families
Center for Economic and Policy Research
A 12-page U.S. briefing paper examining the relative merits of renting and owning homes among low income households
Housing, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-01-12
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
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
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
Implementing a Human Rights Approach to Food Security
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 4-page paper charting progress to date in implementing a rights-based approach to food security
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-12-06
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
Fracture Points in Social Policies for Chronic Poverty Reduction
Overseas Development Institute
A 52-page working paper examining the fracture points (areas of weakness and failure) in social policy formation, finding that this failure is particularly acute for the chronically poor, marginalised and vulnerable
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-20
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
Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 16-page essay offers recommendations as to the best means of achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-16
Australians In Poverty in the 21st Century
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
A 25-page study aiming to shed light on the relative risks of poverty facing Australians who have varying labour force, education and family characteristics
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-11-13
Corporate Accountability to the Poor? Assessing the Effectiveness of Community-Based Strategies
Institute of Development Studies
A 65-page working paper investigating when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate accountability to the poor
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-10-29
Decentralisation and Poverty in Developing Countries: Exploring the Impact
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
This 59-page working paper, based on a broad review of case studies, questions whether decentralisation reduces poverty in developing countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-10-23
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
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
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
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
Trading Up: How International Trade and Efficient Domestic Markets Can Contribute to African Development
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 4-page brief examines market access in the context of international trade and related domestic policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-17
The Relationship Between Income Inequality, Poverty and Globalisation
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper studying the causal relationships between income inequality, poverty and globalisation
Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-09-14
Assessing Poverty and Inequality at a Detailed Regional Level
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
A 19-page Australian paper describing new techniques developed to create synthetic household microdata and demonstrating their use in analysing poverty rates, the spatial impact of policy change and the characteristics of the poor by geographical area
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31
Africa's Food and Nutrition Security Situation: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?
International Food Policy Research Institute
An 86-page discussion paper reviewing the food and nutrition situation in Africa and arguing that anti-poverty initiatives in Africa must first reduce hunger and malnutrition
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-31
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
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
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
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
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
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
The War on Poverty After 40 Years: A Minskyan Assessment
Levy Economic Institute of Bard College
A 35-page U.S. policy brief arguing that significant poverty reduction depends on employment creation and that the government should assume responsibility as employer of the last resort
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-07
How Do Welfare Sanctions Work?
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 27-page U.S. discussion paper examining the application of non-compliance sanctions in Wisconsin under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-22
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
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
The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Australia
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
A 64-page discussion paper providing new data on how family incomes and the state of poverty of Australian househoulds with children changed from year to year during the mid-90s
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-05-23
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
Understanding Urban Poverty - What the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Tell Us
International Institute for Environment and Development
A 29-page literature review of the nature of urban poverty in developing countries
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-05-13
World Food Prices Rising: Decades of Environmental Neglect Shrinking Harvests in Key Countries
Earth Policy Institute
A brief update linking falling stocks and production levels of some basic foodstuffs with environmental neglect
Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-04-30
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
Global Poverty and Global Development: Is the United States Doing Its Part?
Brookings Institution
A 46-page (uncorrected) transcript of an event held to examine how well the U.S. is contributing to global goals in poverty reduction and development
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-04-26
Designing and Evaluating Social Safety Nets: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Conclusions
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 61-page discussion paper reviews the literature on the performance of commonly found safety net programs in developing countries
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-04-17
Can Young Children's Nutritional Needs be Met with a Combination of Fortified Blended Foods and Local Foods?
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 2-page summary of research in Haiti
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-04-17
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
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
Income and Inequality: Millions Left Behind
Americans for Democratic Action
a 21-page survey of poverty in the U.S. based on census data
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-04-12
Lies, Damned Lies and the Senate Poverty Inquiry Report
Centre for Independent Studies
This 16-page Australian issue analysis examines the findings of a recent poverty enquiry report and finds them misleading
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-07
Building on Successes in African Agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 20-page report presenting case histories of successful attempts to improve agricultural productivity in Africa
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-03-31
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
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
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
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
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
Key Items for Developing Countries
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
A 2-page article aiming to identify some key issues in poverty research in the context of third world societies
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-02-28
Collective Action and Property Rights for Sustainable Development
International Food Policy Research Management
A 36-page paper of 16 briefs showing how collective action and property rights arrangements can promote sustainable, pro-poor natural resource management
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-02-28
Exploring the Promise of Asset-based Social Policies: Reviewing Evidence from Research and Practice
Government of Canada
This 27-page conference synthesis report summarises a conference convened to investigate the potential of asset-based social policies (as distinct from income support) to diminish poverty
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-20
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
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
Does the way we measure poverty matter?
National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
This 40-page Australian discussion paper assesses the impact on the estimated level of poverty of variations in some key poverty measurement parameters. It concludes that estimates at a point in time and over time are sensitive to variations in the equiv
Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-01-14