Poverty Reduction

Ortiz, Isabel (2007): Poverty Reduction.

Abstract

The paper reviews poverty trends and measurements, poverty reduction in historical perspective, the poverty-inequality-growth debate, national poverty reduction strategies, criticisms of the agenda and the need for redistribution, international policies for poverty reduction, and ultimately understanding poverty at a global scale. It belongs to a series of backgrounders developed at Joseph Stiglitz's Initiative for Policy Dialogue.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty

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