Fracture Points in Social Policies for Chronic Poverty Reduction

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Bird ◽  
Nicola Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Chronic Poverty

Immiserizing Growth and Poverty Dynamics: An Assessment of Twelve Indian States

2019 ◽  
pp. 146-175
Author(s):  
Vidya Diwakar ◽  
Andy McKay ◽  
Andrew Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The State ◽  
Income Growth ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Poverty Dynamics ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Using Data

This chapter reconsiders the extent to which recent impressive growth performance in India has been associated with poverty reduction, using data collected by the Indian Human Development Surveys, a panel survey conducted in 2004/5 and 2010/11. The panel nature of the survey allows us to link income growth to poverty dynamics, and in particular to movements into and out of poverty as well as chronic poverty. While the overall story in India over this period is one of impressive poverty reduction, the data also reveal some cases of immiserizing growth. This chapter seeks to understand the nature and factors underlying immiserizing growth for the state of Chhattisgarh.

The Dynamics of Poverty

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirudh Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Poverty Dynamics ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
The Social

This article examines the dynamics of poverty and explains why poverty dynamics studies are necessary: to estimate the risk of impoverishment and the probability of escaping poverty; to identify the reasons associated with poverty descents and escapes; to distinguish between transient and chronic poverty; and to elucidate the social mobility prospects of individuals in different economic situations. The article begins with an overview of three types of approaches used in investigating poverty dynamics: panel data studies, participatory poverty assessments and ethnographic studies, and mixed-method studies. This is followed by a discussion of key findings from poverty dynamics studies; one finding is that poverty creation and poverty reduction occur everywhere in tandem. The article concludes by outlining future directions for research into poverty dynamics.

Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and Exclusion

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
European Governance ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Reduction Strategies

Based on more than 30 case studies in eight different countries, this book explores the governance dynamics of local social innovations in the field of poverty reduction. The diverse team of contributors reflects on the trajectory of social innovation in European governance. They illustrate how different governance dynamics and welfare mixes enable or hinder poverty reduction strategies and analyse how such dynamics involve a diversity of actors, instruments and resources at different spatial scales. The contributions are based on research motivated by the standstill in the fight against poverty in Europe and the anxiety that conventional macro-social policies are insufficient to deal with the current challenges.

Chronic poverty: What affects its level and severity?

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
T. M. Maleva ◽  
E. E. Grishina ◽  
A. Y. Burdyak
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program ◽  
Main Factors

The study focuses on the chronic or long-term poverty of the Russian population in the 2010s. To estimate the chronic poverty, Eurostat modified definition is applied. The level and factors of chronic poverty are estimated at the balanced panel data of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey subject to sample attrition effect. The main factors of falling into a long-term poverty trap are the presence of children, unemployment, living in rural areas, and frequent alcohol consumption. The risk of chronic poverty is lower if family members have tried to start their own business. The presence of retirement age persons in the family and children growing up reduce the risk of poverty. Extreme poverty, with all other things being equal, makes it harder for families to escape from chronic poverty. The main factors of chronic poverty severity are similar to those of chronic poverty. Some differences in the effects on chronic and transitory components of poverty severity are identified. It is noted that the increase in the coverage of the chronic poor with multiple deprivations by the conditional cash transfer program with the extended period of support and the increased assistance granted to these persons could contribute to the chronic poverty reduction.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH DALAM PENANGGULANGAN KEMISKINAN DI KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Hartawan Hartawan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Seasonal Change ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Economic Cycle ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Job Opportunities

This study attempts to look at attentively the local government of kabupaten musi rawas with an organization device was over all the country policies in the preparation of the issuing of the direction of poverty reduction programs .The results of research that is chronic: poverty caused: ( 1 ) a posture and habits of the lives of the community that is unproductive; ( 2 ) the limited means and their isolation; and ( 3 ) low level of the economic situation of education and of health care , the limited job opportunities , the community and helplessness , and poverty while caused ( 1 ) amendments to the economic cycle than in the normal situation be the economic crisis; ( 2 ) seasonal change by poverty such as the cases of food crops; and ( 3 of natural disaster or impact of a policy 

POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 152-164
Author(s):  
A. R. KELEKHSAEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Impact

The article examines poverty and inequality as serious long-term and widespread problems in society. Research on poverty has been mainly conducted from the perspective of economics, now the focus has shifted to psychological aspects with an emphasis on the causes and consequences of poverty. The overall economic disaster that COVID-19 will leave in Latin America and the Caribbean remains to be seen, but its impact on social well-being portends a bleak future. After seven years of slow growth, the region's GDP fell 5,3%, the largest drop in a century. According to a joint report submitted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the impact of the pandemic could plunge an additional 16 million people into extreme poverty in 2020, resulting in 83,4 million Hispanics will live in complete poverty. These organizations warn that hunger will be the biggest problem facing the region, where 53,7 million people are already surviving severely food insecure. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between poverty and inequality as economic categories in the context of their impact on the countries of Latin America. To do this, the authors examined the key factors affecting poverty and inequality, analyzed trends in poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Latin Basin. The article is based on research on poverty and inequality in macroeconomic theory. In particular, the works of Y. Amiel, F. Cowell, T. Buhard, P. Wizard, the study of socio-economic inequality and the fight against poverty – G. Babeuf, I. Bentham, J. M. Keynes, V. Paret, G. Spencer, L. Erhard, K. Arrow, D. Rocardo, A. Pigou and many others are devoted to the problem of inequality. Significant results of studies of poverty and welfare are given in the works of prominent foreign researchers: P. Townsend, A. Sen, D. Sachs, M. Orshan-sky, T. Marshall, F. Hayek, thanks to which the system of ideas about poverty was formed. The importance of poverty and its impact on government discourses, policies and programs has fueled much research on a Latin American scale. Publications on this topic have been rolled out over the past three decades and have created a veritable battlefield. Poverty reduction is a key development challenge facing Latin America and the Caribbean. Inequality is one of the historical problems in Latin America, one of the factors that most paralyzes the eco-nomic and social aspirations of most countries in the region. Poverty reduction can be understood in both a limited and a broad sense. The first involves a focus on programs and projects that target the poor – vocational training programs for low-income people, food stamps, productivity projects in the informal sector, and care for mothers and children in communities that do not have access to this service, etc. These programs are usually funded from so-called emergency funds and social investments, although they may also be specialized activities of the minis-tries or secretariats that make up the “social sector”. On the other hand, the broader definition of poverty reduction includes economic policies and traditional social policies (especially education and health). One of the main ways to solve this problem in the medium and long term obliges countries to move towards a universal basic income, giving priority to families with children and adolescents, and to maintain universal, comprehensive and sustainable social protection systems, increase their coverage as a central component of the new welfare state. A broad and lasting consensus and political commitment are required to make significant improvements in education, health and well-being. Unfortunately, some Latin American coun-tries have serious governance problems that hinder the effective functioning of democratic systems due to fragmentation and lack of policy consensus. For this reason, stability and continuity of economic and social policies are an indispensable element for the development of nations and the progress of peoples.

The Poorest After the Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 119 (820) ◽  
pp. 291-296
Author(s):  
Anirudh Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Populations At Risk ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Improve Access

Many developing countries have large populations at risk of falling into chronic poverty due to threats to their health and livelihoods. Despite global poverty reduction over recent decades, many remain near-poor, and an episode of ill health or job loss can plunge a household into poverty. The coronavirus pandemic threatens to send tens of millions of people around the world below the poverty line. Some countries are especially unprepared to protect their people from health and economic shocks. They should focus on reforms to improve access to health care, secure work, and opportunities for social mobility.

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