Natural resources and chronic poverty
Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy... read more Posted on 11-18-2009
Research on Poverty, Development and Health in Latin America
On October 1-2, 2009, CROP, The Latin America committee/UiB, HEMIL Centre/UiB, CMI (‘Right to health through litigation’ project), and NorLARNet at the University of Bergen.
"Across continents and including in... read more Posted on 11-15-2007
Child Poverty in South Asia
UNICEF has released data showing that almost half of South Asia's total population of children - almost 300 million - are living in poverty. At a conference in Dhaka on... read more Posted on 11-12-2009
Update on UNICEF’s Global Study on Child Disparity
The Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities was carried out in 40+ countries and seven regions in 2007-2009 through UNICEF support, using MICS, DHS and other available data. It... read more Posted on 10-03-2009
The Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a center within the Economics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose aim is to reduce poverty by ensuring that... read more Posted on 06-05-2009
Joseph Rowntree Foundation Explores
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation draws on the findings of reports on different aspects of a child poverty strategy and examines the impact of current government policy in... read more Posted on 05-30-2009
Child Poverty Child poverty is a problem experienced by children and young people globally. It differs from adult poverty in terms of its short and long term effects; for instance, even children suffer from short periods of deprivation these can lead to... read more
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