Poverty & Public Policy

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Volume 17, issue 2, 2025

Editor's Note

Connie Snyder Mick

The Potential Impacts of Updating the Thrifty Food Plan on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Directions for Policy Research

Mohamed Elkaramany

The Rural Enterprise Economy, Edited by BirgitLeick, SusanneGretzinger, and TeemuMakkonen, New York, Routledge, 2023, 272 pp. £31.99 (paperback), ISBN: 9781032118017

Wardah Hani Nurul Izza

Let the Poor Talk About “Poverty”: Revisiting Poverty Alleviation in Rural China With Machine Learning

Lisa Hoeschle, Shuang Liu and Xiaohua Yu

Viral Language: Analysing the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Public Discourse, By Luke C. Collins, Veronika Koller, New York, Routledge, 2024, 210 pp. £29.59 (paperback), ISBN: 9780367756666

Frida Akmalia

Poverty, Charity, and Hunger Among Families With Children—An Australian Example

Fiona H. McKay, Hayley McKenzie and Rebecca Lindberg

The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity By Mark Robert Rank, New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. 224 pp. Hardcover $27.95. ISBN 978‐0190212636

Saefudin Saefudin, Vikky Renaldi, Erwinda Sam Anafih and Marselino Wau

Multilevel Analysis of Factors Underlying in‐Work Poverty: Evidence From Türkiye

Gizem Acet Dönmez and Bilge Eriş Dereli

Rural Vulnerabilities in Southern Spain: Beyond Material Deprivation

Auxiliadora González‐Portillo and Esteban Ruiz‐Ballesteros

Transcending Multidimensional Poverty Classes in Urban Developing Municipalities

Adrino Mazenda, Catherine Althaus and Max Tani

Finance Capitalism and Income Inequality in the Contemporary Global Economy: A Comparative Study of the USA, South Korea, Argentina, and Sweden

Ida Bagus Putu Cesario Putra Surayuda and Saifan Nasri

The Ontology of Well‐Being in Social Policy and Welfare Practice. By Steven R. Smith, United Kingdom: Springer. 2023. 259 pp. €119.99 (paperback). ISBN: 9783031181412

Anik Mustika Rahayu, Dwi Cahyono and Yunindya Palarani

Appraisal of “Care Poverty” as a Summary Measure of Unmet Needs of Elderly Care Care Poverty: When Older People's Needs Remain Unmet, By Kröger, T., Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2022. 250 pp. EUR 49.99. ISBN: 978‐3‐030‐97242‐4

Gopika J Nair and Srinivas Goli

Deliberative Democracy, Public Policy, and Local Government. By Podgórska‐Rykała, Joann, New York: Routledge, 2024. xiii+206 pp., GBP 36.79 (ebook), GBP 36,79 (hardback). ISBN: 978‐1‐032‐67076‐8 (hardback), ISBN: 978‐1‐032‐67079‐9 (ebook). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032670799

A. Muhammad Nurfajrin Nasri

Breaking the Poverty Cycle: The Human Basis for Sustainable Development. By Pick Susan and Jenna Sirkin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. 332 pp. £69.00. ISBN: 9780195383164

Pui Yan Flora Lau

Rural Poverty Today: Experiences of Social Exclusion in Rural Britain. By Mark Shucksmith, Jayne Glass, Polly Chapman, and Jane Atterton. Bristol, UK: Policy Press, University of Bristol, 2023. 253 pp. Hardcover. $120.00. ISBN 978‐1‐4473‐6712‐3

Fredrik L. J. Wanimbo and Erny R. Wafumilena

What Do People Want From a Welfare System? Conjoint Survey Evidence From UK Adults

Daniel Nettle, Joe Chrisp, Elliot A. Johnson and Matthew T. Johnson

Classifying and Describing Exemplary Data Use in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Agencies

Emily Wiegand, Leah Gjertson, Emma Monahan and Robert Goerge

Mihai Varga. 2023. Poverty as Subsistence: The World Bank and Pro‐Poor Land Reform in Eurasia. Stanford: Stanford University Press

Muh. Ikbal

Older People's Satisfaction With the Implement Process of Old Age Allowance Program in Bangladesh

Gaylan Peyari Tarannum Dana

Financial Technology and Poverty Reduction: The Role of Financial Inclusion in Asian Developing Countries

Sulaiman Abdullah Saif Alnasser Mohammed

Volume 17, issue 1, 2025

Unlocking the Puzzle: Exploring Income Inequality and Uncertainty in Asian Nations

Cong Minh Huynh and Khanh Nam Pham

Unbundling Legal Institutions That Matter for Inclusive Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Ebenezer Boateng, John Gatsi, Mac Abeka Junior, Michael Owusu Appiah, Nathaniel Kwapong Obuobi and Emmanuel Kwakye Amoah

Volume 16, issue 4, 2024

Editor's Note pp. 306-308

Connie Snyder Mick

The Effect of Loosening Means‐Testing Requirements on Income Assistance Flows in British Columbia Canada pp. 309-322

Gillian Petit and Lindsay Tedds

From theory to practice: Designing a European basic income pp. 323-351

Julen Bollain, Jordi Arcarons, Daniel Raventós and Lluís Torrens

Social transfers and poverty alleviation in Taiwan from 2000 to 2020 pp. 352-373

Ke‐Mei Chen, Yao‐Chi Shih, Hui‐Fen Hung, Ching‐Yi Wang and Ching‐Hsia Cheng

Socioeconomic impacts and assistance in economically and socially disadvantaged households in Maharashtra, India, during the COVID‐19 pandemic pp. 374-387

Rainier Masa, Suresh Pathare, Jaimon Varghese, Ankur Srivastava, Pradeep Jare, Miranda Manzanares, Neil Bilotta and Gina Chowa

Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa pp. 388-406

Adrino Mazenda and Tinashe Mushayanyama

Poverty as subsistence: The World Bank and pro‐poor land reform in Eurasia By Mihai Varga, Redwood City: Stanford University Press. 2023. pp. 218. $70.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 9781503633049 pp. 407-409

Abdul Razak, Tirsa Erfani Pujiastuti Sawo and M. Silahul Mu'min

Real estate finance and economics: A guide to securing finance for real estate project development in developed and emerging economies By Lucy Ogbenjuwa, London: Springer. 2023. pp. 283. $139.99 (hardcover). ISBN: 9783031219030 pp. 410-412

Sri Mulyani, Rahmawati, Djuminah and Evi Gantyowati

Volume 16, issue 3, 2024

Editor's Note pp. 210-212

Connie S. Mick

The impact of natural disaster on multidimensional poverty of rural households in Vietnam: The regulating role of social assistance pp. 213-231

Ngo Q. Dung, Hoang Thi Hue and Tran P. Thanh

Exploring the impact of a maternal support grant to improve mental health and food security amongst pregnant women in South Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic pp. 232-252

Christina A. Laurenzi, Masedi Menyatsoe, Mustafa Shuaib, Amanda Edwards, Kelly Gemmell, Hayli Geffen, Mark Tomlinson, Anna‐Marie Müller, Samuel Manda and Kopano M. Mabaso

The impact of migrant remittances on poverty reduction in Bangladesh pp. 253-272

Sima R. Dey and Bishwajit Basak

Revisiting the nexus between governance and poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 273-294

A. Kilishi Abdulhakeem

Macroeconomic modeling, economic policy, and methodology: Economics at the edgeBy Mikael Randrup Byrialsen, HamidRaza, and Finn Olesen (Eds.), New York: Routledge Publishing. 2022. pp. 256. Hardback $160.00. ISBN 978‐1032182117 pp. 295-297

Faisal U. Hasibuan, Yeni Oktaviani, Rahmah F. Soeyatno, Ria Kusumaningrum and Rully Trihantana

Poverty and inequality in middle‐income countries: Policy achievements, political obstacles By Einar Braathen, Julian May, Marianne Ulriksen, and Gemma C. Wright (Eds.), London: Zed Books. 2016. pp. 264. Paperback $37.95. ISBN 978‐1783605576 pp. 298-300

Mariano Werenfridus and Maria F. Bunga

Volume 16, issue 2, 2024

Editor's Note pp. 124-125

Connie Snyder Mick

A rising tide that lifts all boats: Long‐term effects of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend on poverty pp. 126-145

Matthew Berman

Evaluating the impact of the government loan program on farms in Vietnam: An application of fuzzy regression discontinuity design pp. 146-171

Dao Van Le and Tuyen Tran

The use of health services by women living homeless in Madrid, Spain pp. 172-181

Malena Lenta, Sonia Panadero, Jorgelina Di Iorio and José J. Vázquez

“Time has come again” for career pathways: Workforce development for youth in the US pp. 182-200

Mary E. Collins and Adrianna Spindle‐Jackson

Poverty as ideology: Rescuing social justice from global development agendas By Andrew Martin Fischer, London: Zed Books. 2019. pp.336. $115.00 (Hardback). ISBN 978‐1786990457 pp. 201-203

Alexis G. Jenson

Volume 15, issue 4, 2023

Editor's Note pp. 400-401

Connie Snyder Mick

Summative evaluation of implementation of Jordan's national anti‐corruption strategy, 2013–2017, in the perspective of public choice theory pp. 402-430

Anan M. Abuhummour

Examining the roles of labor factors, investment, and industrialization in poverty alleviation: Empirical evidence from Sumatra, Indonesia pp. 431-446

Roosemarina Anggraini Rambe, Purmini Purmini, Lizar Alfansi, Armelly Armelly and Yusnida Yusnida

Buen Vivir, subjective poverty, and school conditions in 2017 Ecuador pp. 447-463

Silverio Gonzalez‐Tellez, Stefos Efstathios, Mahly Martinez and Darío Cevallos‐Chamba

Triangulating the path: Globalization, development, and migration in developing countries pp. 464-478

A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah and Jannatul Ferdous

Poverty, by America By Matthew Desmond, New York, NY: Crown. 2023. pp. 284. $28.00 (hardback). ISBN: 9780593239919 pp. 482-886

F. Matt Jones

Volume 15, issue 3, 2023

Editor's Note pp. 288-289

Connie Snyder Mick

A rural‐centric model for understanding women's later life precarity in an agrarian economy in Uganda pp. 290-307

Teddy Nagaddya

The low odds of poor women with small business loans emerging from poverty: Critical social policy implications for Pakistan pp. 308-331

Sara Rizvi Jafree, Humna Ahsan and Mudasir Mustafa

Poverty, women's autonomy, and girls' educational attainment at the higher secondary level: Insight from the Indian states pp. 332-358

Shrabanti Maity

Gender dynamics and poverty decomposition in rural Nigeria pp. 359-372

Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu, Oyetola Folake Oyewunmi and Fatai Abiola Sowunmi

Economic restructuring as a human resource panacea for Nigeria's poverty pp. 373-391

Aloysius T. Aduma, Celestine C. Onah and Ikechukwu Asadu

addicted.pregnant.poor By Kelly RayKnight, Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 2015. pp. 328. $28.95 (Paperback). ISBN: 978-0822359968 pp. 392-394

Sarah Burke

Volume 15, issue 2, 2023

Editor's note pp. 130-132

Connie Snyder Mick

US states' racial bias correlates with less SNAP participation by “undeserving poor” adults and lower unemployment benefit maximums pp. 133-149

Lonnie R. Snowden

Land quality, income, and poverty among rural households in the North Central Region, Vietnam pp. 150-172

Yen H. T. Nguyen, Tuyen Tran, Dung T. Hoang, Thu M. T. Tran and Trung T. Nguyen

Sustainability of cash transfer programs: A realist case study pp. 173-198

Ebenezer Owusu‐Addo, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Paul Sarfo‐Mensah, Yaw A. Sarpong, William Niyuni and Ben J. Smith

Poverty, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in Africa pp. 199-226

Folorunsho Ajide and James Dada

Multidimensional poverty in South‐West Nigeria: Empirical insights from a household survey in Osun State pp. 227-250

Oluwaseun A. Oyebamiji and Mohsin Khan

Economic growth and poverty reduction: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries pp. 251-278

Yohannes Kefale Mogess, Zerayehu Sime Eshete and Abadi Teferi Alemaw

Laura Tarkiainen. Deservingness in welfare policy and practice: Discursive and rhetorical approaches New York: Routledge, 2023. ISBN: 9781032127002. pp. 126. Hardback $170.00 pp. 279-281

Toddy Aditya, Sinta Ningrum, Heru Nurasa and Ira Irawati

Volume 15, issue 1, 2023

Editor's Note pp. 6-7

Connie S. Mick

Does ICT diffusion reduce poverty? Evidence from SAARC countries pp. 8-28

Anushka Verma, Arun Giri and Byomakesh Debata

Re‐evaluating the behavioral change from conditional cash transfers: Evidence from the Avancemos National Program in Costa Rica pp. 29-47

Jaime A. Meza‐Cordero and Michaela Gulemetova

Role of institutional quality on women's empowerment—A case of highly gender unequal Asian countries pp. 48-75

Hafsa Qaiser, Hafeez ur Rehman and Noman Arshed

Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs pp. 76-97

Matthew Gidigbi

Disparity in income poverty and multidimensional poverty estimates: The Indian scenario with special reference to Salboni and Binpur‐I blocks pp. 98-123

Amrita Roy and Chandrima Chakraborti