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From Deprivation to Distribution: Is Global Poverty Becoming A Matter of National Inequality?
Published by: IDS
This paper asks the following question: does the shift in global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs) mean that global poverty is becoming a matter of national inequality?
Where Do The World’s Poor Live? A New Update
Published by: IDS
This paper revisits, with new data, the changes in the distribution of global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs). In doing so it discusses an implied 'poverty paradox' – the fact that most of the world's extreme poor no longer live in the world's poorest countries.
What Do National Poverty Lines Tell Us About Global Poverty?
Published by: IDS
The basic question about ‘how many poor people are there in the world?’ generally assumes that poverty is measured according to international poverty lines (IPLs). Yet, an equally relevant question could be ‘how many poor people are there in the world, based on how poverty is defined where those people live?’
Reframing Aid in a World Where the Poor Live in Emerging Economies
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan
This special issue of International Development Policy analyses the major shifts affecting traditional development assistance, particularly with regard to global public policy and the emerging economies.
Poverty and Inequalities in Middle-Income Southeast Asia
Published by: IDS
This paper outlines a research agenda related to poverty in lower middle income Southeast Asia, notably Indonesia and Viet Nam.
Aid: A Survey in Light of Changes in the Distribution of Global Poverty
Published by: IDS
The contours of the landscape of foreign aid are shifting. There has been talk of a ‘triple revolution’ in official development assistance (ODA) in terms of goals, players and instruments – all of which are mushrooming – and a questioning of the validity of the current definition of ODA.
Is Global Poverty Rapidly Becoming A Matter Of National Inequality?
Published by: IDS
The paper asks the following question: Does the shift in global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs) mean that global poverty is becoming a matter of national inequality? The estimated cost of ending extreme poverty is 0.7% of world GDP (PPP).
Global Poverty and the “New Bottom Billion” Revisited: Exploring The Paradox That Most Of The World’s Extreme Poor No Longer Live In The World’s Poorest Countries
This paper revisits, with new data, the changes in the distribution of global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs). In doing so it discusses an implied "poverty paradox" - the fact that most of the world's extreme poor no longer live in the world’s poorest countries.