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Poverty and social impact analysis Indonesia rice tariff
PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project, 2003This study explores the poverty impacts of an increase in rice tariffs in Indonesia.DocumentPoverty Equivalent Growth Rate: with applications to Korea and Thailand
World Bank, 2002This paper looks into the interrelationship between economic growth, inequality and poverty. Through the idea of pro-poor growth, this study examines to the extent to which the poor benefit from economic growth.It develops an index of pro-poor growth called ‘poverty equivalent growth rate’, which takes account of both the magnitude of growth and the benefits of growth the poor receive.DocumentEvaluating the poverty impact of economic policies: some analytical challenges
World Bank, 2002Has there been any progress in determining “what policies are pro-poor?”.This paper reviews the various tools presently available to evaluate the impact of economic policies in general on poverty reduction, or on the distribution of living standards, and explores directions for improvement. It is organized around the common thread of 'incidence analysis'.DocumentA situational analysis of poverty in Kenya
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2002According to the 1997 welfare monitoring survey, more than half of Kenya’s population was poor. Growth-led poverty-reduction approaches in Kenya have been criticised on the grounds that they ignore the non-income aspects of poverty.DocumentWhere are the poor?: experiences with the development and use of poverty maps
Poverty Mapping, 2002This document reports on the use of poverty mapping as an instrument for investigating and discussing social, economic, and environmental problems. Within the context of this report, Poverty Mapping is defined as the spatial representation and analysis of indicators of human well being and poverty.DocumentRegional poverty information and its measurement
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2001Explores the issue of poverty measurement in selected countries in the Southern African region, considering data availability, data requirements and the capacity of statistical bodies to collect and analyse information. The discussion is arranged by country and institution.Concludes that:The availability and quality of poverty data varies considerably across Southern African countries.DocumentThe Measurement of Dynamic Poverty with Geographical and Intertemporal Price Variability: Evidence from Rwanda
Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998Little attention has been devoted to the effects of absolute and relative prices variability at local and seasonal levels, for the measurement of living standards in LDCs. In particular, it is not known if a substantial share of welfare or poverty indicators may be the consequence of price differences rather than of differences in living standards across households and seasons.DocumentAnti-poverty Policy: Screening for Eligibility Using Village-level Evidence
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 2000In the context of targeting of state transfers based on income poverty lines, this study is concerned with the identification of households that may have been wrongly included in the target group.Authors investigate the relationship between self-declared private income and some 478 household variables obtained in a village level survey (in Tamil Nadu, India).DocumentThe evolution of poverty during the crisis in Indonesia, 1996-99
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000This article looks critically at poverty within the context of the Indonesian crisis.