Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...

Ensuring that poverty-alleviation initiatives reach those most in need has been slow and difficult in most developing countries. But if governments make the most of existing data and systems, carry ...

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University-led study. Based on household surveys in ...

Precise identification requires timely screening of populations vulnerable to falling back into poverty, ensuring early ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $75 million to a consortium of leading global institutions, including the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the ...

I WROTE last week about the unending cycle of poverty, corruption and maleducation (PCM) which appears to be systematically perpetuated by the powers-that-be, primarily benefiting well-entrenched ...

Earlier this month, Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya ceremoniously unveiled their government’s Prajashakthi (Community Power) policy, declaring it would ...