Household poverty
- Empirical studies on social capital in rural Bangladesh
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Is economic well-being related to one's social networks? These two papers explore the links between social capital and well being among households in rural Bangladesh.
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- Expensive funerals cause household hardship
- ( A. Case;A. Menendez / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2009)
- In Southern Africa, funerals are generally considered an individual’s most important rite of passage and households may spend the equivalent of a year’s income for an adult’s funeral...
- Tackling poverty in MENA with a long-term approach to growth and employment
- ( M. Messkoub / Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands , 2008)
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Despite steady growth in most Arab Middle East and North Africa countries, the region has achieved very modest gains in reducing poverty or increasing employment. In fact, poverty and unemployment,...
- Poverty reduction through livelihoods diversification in rural Tanzania
- ( J. de Weerdt / Journal of Development Studies , 2009)
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In order to increase the impact of poverty reduction programmes, development practitioners are increasingly attempting to understand the reasons why particular communities and individuals are ...
- Pension reform proposal would allow couples and individuals to specialise in either income or child raising activities
- ( A. Cigno / Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics , 2009)
- Conventional pension systems suffer from a design defect which makes them financially unsustainable, and a source of inefficiency for the economy as a whole. The paper outlines a second-best policy wh...
Key steps to effective targeting in the design of poverty programmes
- ( A. Hurrell / Oxford Policy Management , 2009)
- Many poverty-focussed programmes aim to target assistance or services at the poorest households. In such cases it is important, in terms of both poverty reduction and financial efficiency, that progra...
- Analysis and assessment using HEAs
- ( International Save the Children Alliance , 2008)
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The Household Economy Approach (HEA) is a livelihoods-based framework for analysing the way people obtain access to the things they need to survive and prosper. It helps determine people’s fo...
- The importance of living arrangements in poverty avoidance for older persons
- ( T. Smeeding;Q. Gao;P. Saunders;C. Wing / Luxembourg Income Study , 2008)
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In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor ...
- Current situation of social protection for the elderly and other vulnerable groups in Malawi
- ( Z. Kazeze / Economic and Social Department, FAO , 2008)
- In the past, the elderly in Malawi used to depend on the economic and social support of their children and the community. With increased socio-economic difficulties and changing family ties, children ...
- Poverty trends and welfare determinants in Tanzania’s Kagera region
- ( J. Litchfield;T. McGregor / University of Sussex, UK , 2008)
- Although Tanzania has made some progress it remains one of the poorest countries in Sub Saharan Africa. The predominantly rural, agricultural-dependant Kagera region in Northwest Tanzania is marked by...
- How improved data provision can assist pension policy
- ( R. Tanton;Y. Vidyattama;J. McNamara / National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra , 2008)
- In recent months in Australia there has been extended debate about the adequacy of the old age pension to provide an acceptable standard of living. Projected increases in the number of age pension rec...
