Poverty & Public Policy

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Volume 13, issue 4, 2021

Editor's Letter pp. 314-315

Connie Snyder Mick

Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro‐level analysis pp. 316-334

Michael Danquah, Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Peter Quartey, Williams Ohemeng and Alfred Barimah

Institutional quality and poverty reduction in BRICS pp. 335-350

Bhanu Pratap Singh

City‐level housing trust funds: Lessons from key case studies pp. 351-367

Virginia Beard

The sensitivity of poverty trends to dimensionality and distribution sensitivity in poverty measures—District level analysis for Pakistan pp. 368-411

Zaira Najam

Barry C. Feld. The evolution of the juvenile court: Race, politics, and the criminalizing of juvenile justice New York, NY: New York University Press, 2017. ISBN 1‐4798‐9569‐5. pp. 395. Hardback. $89.00 pp. 412-415

Sarah Dale‐Schmidt

Chris J. Coyne, Michael C. Munger, and Robert M. Whaples (Eds). In all fairness: Equality, liberty, and the quest for human dignity Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2019. ISBN 1‐5981‐3331‐4. pp. 336. Hardback. $26.95 pp. 416-417

Steven McMullen

Volume 13, issue 3, 2021

Editor's Letter pp. 232-233

Connie Snyder Mick

Contextualizing multidimensional poverty in urban India pp. 234-253

Sanjay K. Mohanty and Guru Vasishtha

Poverty and terrorism in Africa: Understanding the nexus based on existing levels of terrorism pp. 254-272

Chimere O. Iheonu and Hyacinth E. Ichoku

Economic inequality and congressional action in the United States: A comparison of the minimum wage and alternative minimum tax pp. 273-292

Gregory Koger and Stefanie Rodriguez

To care for or to accompany? Determining factors for an inclusive work environment in Community Social Services of Andalusia (Spain) pp. 293-305

Auxiliadora González‐Portillo and Germán Jaraíz Arroyo

Jane McAlevey. A collective bargain: Unions, organizing, and the fight for democracy New York: HarperCollins, 2020. ISBN 978‐0062908599. pp. 288. Hardback. $26.99 pp. 306-308

Jamin A. Hübner

Volume 13, issue 2, 2021

Editor's Letter pp. 118-119

Connie Snyder Mick

Editorial Announcement pp. 120-120

Connie Snyder Mick, Eleanor Jones and Geoffrey Burdell

State‐level social safety nets for families coping with job loss pp. 121-138

Megan M. Reynolds, Ashley M. Fox and Yvette Young

Fiscal decentralization and poverty alleviation: A case study of Pakistan pp. 139-154

Sadia Hussain, Shafei Moiz Hali, Riaz Ahmad, Sumera Iqbal and Hamza Iftikhar

The livelihood of urban poor households: A sustainable livelihood approach in urbanizing Ethiopia. The case of Gondar City, Amhara National State pp. 155-183

Bosena Yirga

Ten years later: Self‐sufficiency of welfare mothers before the Great Recession pp. 184-223

Denton R. Vaughan, Barbara A. Haley and Aref N. Dajani

JosephStiglitz. People, power, and profits: Progressive capitalism for an age of discontent New York: W. W. Norton, 2020. ISBN 978‐1324004219. pp. 371. Hardback. $27.95 pp. 224-226

Jamin Andreas Hübner

Volume 13, issue 1, 2021

Editor's Letter pp. 6-7

Connie Snyder Mick

Structural and stochastic transitions of poverty using household panel data in India pp. 8-31

Swati Dutta

Are energy‐poor households also poor? Evidence from Ghana pp. 32-58

Frank Adusah‐Poku, Kwame Adjei‐Mantey and Paul A. Kwakwa

A network analysis approach in multidimensional poverty pp. 59-68

Diego García‐Vélez and José J. Nuñez Velázquez

Route study on patterns of poverty alleviation through vocational education under the background of rural vitalization pp. 69-92

Zilun Zhi and Fangyi Zhao

Explaining the economic, social, and political structure of rural poverty using a mixed exploratory approach: A case study of Shamshir village, Kermanshah province, Iran pp. 93-109

Pouria Saadollahi, Kuroush Roosta, Ahmad Yaghoubi Farani and Reza Baradaran

Gary Dorrien. Social democracy in the making: The political and religious roots of european socialism New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. ISBN 978‐0300236026. pp. 578. Hardback. $37.50 pp. 110-111

Jamin Andreas Hübner

Volume 12, issue 4, 2020

Nonmonetary poverty in Ethiopia: Multidimensional approach pp. 326-356

Migbaru Alamirew Workneh

Measuring efficiency of Indian states for reducing poverty using data envelopment analysis pp. 357-385

Dilip Ambarkhane, Ardhendu Shekhar Singh and Bhama Venkataramani

Targeted poverty alleviation in China: Evidence from Jingdong e‐commerce poverty alleviation pp. 386-396

Lijie Fang and Chien‐Chung Huang

How does economic growth impact on income inequality across ethnic groups in Malaysia? pp. 397-420

Hasanul Banna, Muhammad Mehedi Masud and Shamsulbahriah K. A. Rodrigo

A summative evaluation of Jordan's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) 2013–2020: Case‐in‐point in socioeconomic policy pp. 421-443

Anan M. Abu Hummour

Volume 12, issue 3, 2020

Editor's Letter pp. 214-217

Connie Snyder Mick

The Educational Inequalities in the Disadvantaged Social Strata of Romani Population pp. 218-235

Mehmet Özbaş

Coping Strategies of the Urban Poor: A Case Study From Ghana pp. 236-254

Kenneth Ofori‐Boateng, Samuel Adams and Williams Ohemeng

Analysis of Poverty Correlates and Multi‐Dimensionality in South East Nigeria: New Empirical Evidence From Survey Data pp. 255-270

Anthony Orji, Jonathan E. Ogbuabor, Emmanuel Nwosu, Onyinye I. Anthony‐Orji and Nene Amoji

Trends Over Time in Employment for Mothers Who Received Welfare Benefits in 1996 pp. 271-303

Denton R. Vaughan, Barbara A. Haley and Aref N. Dajani

The Liability of Poorness: Why the Playing Field is Not Level for Poverty Entrepreneurs pp. 304-315

Michael H. Morris

Scanlon, T. M. 2018. Why Does Inequality Matter? Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press pp. 316-318

Steven McMullen

Volume 12, issue 2, 2020

Revisiting the Development Impact of Sectorally Disaggregated Foreign Aid pp. 123-149

Sherif Hassan

Gender Inequality, Governance, and Poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 150-174

Migbaru A. Workneh

A 10‐Year Analysis of Internet Search Trends of the Oral Health−Seeking Behavior of Filipinos pp. 175-187

Junhel Dalanon and Yoshizo Matsuka

Beware of the Crocodile: Quantitative Evidence on How Universal Old Age Grants Distort the Social Assistance Systems of Low‐Income Countries pp. 188-205

Bernd Schubert

Book Review—Economics After Capitalism: A Guide to the Ruins and a Road to the Future by Derek Wall pp. 206-208

Peter Robau

Volume 12, issue 1, 2020

The Focus on Poverty in the Most Influential Journals in Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis of the “Blue Ribbon” Journals pp. 10-42

Sara Mota Cardoso and Aurora A. C. Teixeira

Efficiency of Social Expenditure Levels in Reducing Poverty Risk in the EU‐28 pp. 43-62

Francesc Valls Fonayet, Ángel Belzunegui Eraso and Jorge De Andrés Sánchez

Poverty Alleviation and Correction of Income Disparity Through Fiscal Spending on Education pp. 63-72

Yui Nakamura

Citizens' Trust in Government and Their Greater Willingness to Pay Taxes in Tanzania: A Case Study of Mtwara, Lindi, and Dar es Salaam Regions pp. 73-83

Mwoya Byaro and Abel Kinyondo

Looking Beyond Cash Transfers for Optimizing Poverty Reduction and Livelihood Sustainability in Rural Ghana: Comparative Analysis of Two Social Policy Interventions Against Poverty pp. 84-111

Prince Osei‐Wusu Adjei, Joyce Osei Adjei and Richard Serbeh

Volume 11, issue 4, 2019

Household Poverty Measurement and Its Determinants Among Rural Farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria pp. 277-290

Akinbode M. Okunola and Oluwadare S. Ojo

Poverty and Social Policy: Perceptions Versus Reality pp. 291-301

Miki Malul

Social Assistance Receipt Among Young Adults Who Grow Up in Different Neighborhoods of Metropolitan Sweden pp. 302-324

Björn Gustafsson, Katarina Katz and Torun Osterberg

An “Opportunity” for Policy Recycling? A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy pp. 325-343

Tracy Smith‐Carrier, Andrea Lawlor and Sarah Benbow

Review of The Future of Social Work: Seven Pillars of Practice pp. 344-345

Vijay P. Singh

Volume 11, issue 3, 2019

The Impact of Cash Transfers on Women's Empowerment: The Case of the Tanzania Social Action Fund pp. 178-204

Abel Alfred Kinyondo and Joseph Magashi

Do Enhanced Funding Policies Targeting Students in Poverty Close Achievement Gaps? Evidence from the American States, 1996–2015 pp. 205-221

Gregory R. Thorson and Sera M. Gearhart

Financial Literacy, Cultural Dominance, and Financial Well‐Being of SME Owners in Ghana pp. 222-237

Samuel K. Agyei, Anokye M. Adam and Otuo S. Agyemang

Are Rural Egyptians Better Off? Trends in Inequality and Real Consumption Expenditure in Rural Egypt pp. 238-264

Heba Helmy

Review of the book The Forgotten Americans: An Economic Agenda for a Divided Nation pp. 265-268

Peter A. Kindle

Volume 11, issue 1-2, 2019

Guarding Public Coffers or Trapping the Poor? The Role of Public Assistance Asset Limits in Program Efficacy and Family Economic Well‐Being pp. 12-30

Leah Hamilton, David Rothwell, Jin Huang, Yunju Nam and Taylor Dollar

Older‐Age Social Pensions and Poverty: Revisiting Assumptions on Targeting and Universalism pp. 31-56

Gibrán Cruz‐Martínez

From Unidimensional to Multidimensional Measurement of Poverty in Trinidad and Tobago: The Latent Class Analysis of Poverty Measurement as an Alternative to the Financial Deprivation Model pp. 57-72

Candace A. Moonansingh, Wendell C. Wallace and Isaac Dialsingh

The Effectiveness of Women's Skills Development to Household Poverty Reduction: The Case of Msinga Rural Areas pp. 73-98

Stanley Sharaunga

Child Poverty and Gender and Location Disparities in Zimbabwe: A Multidimensional Deprivation Approach pp. 99-137

Anthony S. Musiwa

Examining How Community Poverty, Family Structure, and Community Involvement Influence the Earnings of Youth pp. 138-155

Emma Kahle Monahan

The Effect of Minimum Wage on Per Capita Income in Arizona: Empirical Analysis pp. 156-168

Dallin Overstreet