There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

The publication of this book is in large part due to the role of Canada's Inter national
Development Research Center (IDRC) in encouraging policy-relevant research in the fields …

This article argues that social welfare policies may reduce international and domestic
terrorism. Social policies likely affect terrorism in offsetting ways but, on balance, should …

The paper examines the effect of aid on poverty, rather than on economic growth. We devise
a 'pro‐poor (public) expenditure index', and present evidence that, together with inequality …

There has long been a great deal of interest in the relationship between public investments
in infrastructure and interregional development. Although the spatial impacts of investments …

This article examines the relationship between democratic representation and spending on
education in Latin America. The authors assess the impact that democracy has on the …

This study examines whether the state's ability to provide social welfare services has any
major effect on the probability of civil conflict onset. We argue that welfare spending …

We evaluate the effectiveness of regional targeting in China's large-scale poverty alleviation
program begun in 1986 by analyzing a panel data set of all counties in China for the period …

Assessments of the distributional effects of public spending reforms have generally been
based on average rates of program participation by income or expenditure group. This …

The case for government subsidies for the provision of basic services is well established.
This rests on both efficiency and equity grounds. Governments are often required to …