Household poverty
- Does the basic income grant address the need for social security reform in South Africa?
- M. Samson; O. Babson; C. Haarmann; G. Kathi; K. MacQueneand; I. van Niekerk; D. Haarmann / Economic Policy Research Institute, South Africa, 2002
- This paper reviews several research papers that address social security reform in South Africa, with an emphasis on the proposal for the basic income grant. It argues that there are three mechanisms through which the basic income gran...
- Do MFIs understand the needs of low income households in Bangladesh?
- S. Rutherford / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2002
- This paper aims to describe the money management behaviour of low income households in Bangladeshi households, both rural and urban. The evidence drawn from this study concludes that the poor are active managers of their finances with...
- Safety nets and opportunities in South Asia
- N. Kabeer / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper aims to review literature on social protection measures in the context of India and Bangladesh. It explores whether some of the lessons learned from responses to vulnerability lend themselves to the notion of 'investment' i...
- How to reduce delayed school enrollment and drop out rates in Tanzania
- M. Ainsworth; K. Beegle; G. Koda / Africa Region Human Development Department, World Bank, 2002
- The goal of this study is to measure the impact of adult deaths and orphan status on household decisions to enroll children in primary school. It also identifies the characteristics of children with the lowest schooling and the policy...
- Third in a series of reports detailing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children.
- Synergy Project, USAID, 2002
- The paper details a number of impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on children. It estimates that there are around 3 million children (under 15 years old) living with HIV worldwide. Impacts on children that are discussed include: ...
- What was the impact of currency devaluation on determinants and dynamics of poverty in Burkina Faso in 1994?
- H. Fofack / World Bank, 2002
- In linking determinants of poverty to household welfare following the reduction in the value of the CFA Franc in Burkina Faso, the paper reveals that: The nature and dynamics of poverty determinants are influenced by t...
- What factors determine contribution to government pension schemes in Chile?
- T.G. Packard / World Bank, 2002
- This paper seeks to address ways in which Chilean households and individuals respond to mitigating the risk of poverty in old age. It points out that structural factors limit certain groups’ access to saving and pooling i...
- How does inequality assessment contribute to the poverty debate?
- A. McKay / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This is the first paper in a series of related briefings laying the emphasis on inequality as an important issue within the poverty debate. It elaborates on inequality as another dimension of poverty and signposts to current thinking ...
- Indicators of relative-poverty for Malawi
- National Statistical Office of Malawi, 2001
- Analysis of the 1998 survey into five quintiles according to their rank based on their household welfare indicator. The report is a supplement to the "Profile of Poverty in Malawi, 1998" report whcih looked at absolute poverty measure...
- What prospects do the twin PRSP and decentrailsation processes offer for improving rural livelihoods in Malawi?
- F. Ellis; M. Kutengule; A. Nyasulu / Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2002
- This paper takes a critical view of the PRSP and decentralisation processes in Malawi based on investigations of rural livelihoods in eight villages in the Dedza and Zomba districts. The paper finds that rural Malawians confro...
- How to reduce delayed school enrollment and drop out rates in Tanzania
- M. Ainsworth; K. Beegle; G. Koda / Africa Region Human Development Department, World Bank, 2002
- The goal of this study is to measure the impact of adult deaths and orphan status on household decisions to enroll children in primary school. It also identifies the characteristics of children with the lowest schooling and the policy...
- Third in a series of reports detailing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children.
- Synergy Project, USAID, 2002
- The paper details a number of impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on children. It estimates that there are around 3 million children (under 15 years old) living with HIV worldwide. Impacts on children that are discussed include: ...
- What was the impact of currency devaluation on determinants and dynamics of poverty in Burkina Faso in 1994?
- H. Fofack / World Bank, 2002
- In linking determinants of poverty to household welfare following the reduction in the value of the CFA Franc in Burkina Faso, the paper reveals that: The nature and dynamics of poverty determinants are influenced by t...
- What factors determine contribution to government pension schemes in Chile?
- T.G. Packard / World Bank, 2002
- This paper seeks to address ways in which Chilean households and individuals respond to mitigating the risk of poverty in old age. It points out that structural factors limit certain groups’ access to saving and pooling i...
- How does inequality assessment contribute to the poverty debate?
- A. McKay / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This is the first paper in a series of related briefings laying the emphasis on inequality as an important issue within the poverty debate. It elaborates on inequality as another dimension of poverty and signposts to current thinking ...
- Indicators of relative-poverty for Malawi
- National Statistical Office of Malawi, 2001
- Analysis of the 1998 survey into five quintiles according to their rank based on their household welfare indicator. The report is a supplement to the "Profile of Poverty in Malawi, 1998" report whcih looked at absolute poverty measure...
- What prospects do the twin PRSP and decentrailsation processes offer for improving rural livelihoods in Malawi?
- F. Ellis; M. Kutengule; A. Nyasulu / Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2002
- This paper takes a critical view of the PRSP and decentralisation processes in Malawi based on investigations of rural livelihoods in eight villages in the Dedza and Zomba districts. The paper finds that rural Malawians confro...
- Avoiding chronic and transitory poverty: evidence from Egypt, 1997-99
- L. Haddad; A.U. Ahmed / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
- This paper uses a panel data of 347 households in Egypt to measure changes in household consumption between 1997 and 1999 and to identify causes behind the changes. It finds that per capita consumption decreased for the househo...
- Extension of government programmes vital to maintain food security
- P. Bhargava / Institute of Development Studies Jaipur, India, 2002
- This paper studies two aspects of food security in Rajasthan availability and access to food for households. The government ensures food security at the household level in two ways: through the Public Distribution System (PDS) and thr...
- Educated households in Uganda acheive better growth in living standards
- S. Appleton / Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, Nottingham, 2002
- Looks at the relationship between poverty and education in Uganda in the 1990s. It shows how growth in living standards and poverty reduction during that period was fastest for more educated households. Income growth at the hou...
- Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics (CHILD)
- Promotes the collaboration of researchers in the field of population and household economics with a particular interest to the relationships between households, within households and between the family and the state by organising conferences, seminars and research on these themes. Acts as a network for the activities of five Italian universities.
- Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
- The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a cross-national data archive located in Luxembourg. The LIS archive contains two primary databases. The LIS Database includes income microdata from a large number of countries at multiple points in time. The newer LWS Database includes wealth microdata from a smaller selection of countries. Both databases include labour market and demographic data as wel...
- The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
- The Rights and Resources Initiative is a coalition of international, regional and community organisations engaged in conservation, research and development. The RRI mission is to promote greater global action on pro-poor forest policy and market reforms to increase household and community ownership, control and benefits from forests and trees. Its programme areas are broken down into c...
