Poverty Point, a prehistoric earthwork built over 3,000 years ago, continues to puzzle scientists. Its massive scale, created by a society of hunter-gatherers rather than farmers, defies ...

But of course, this is all easier said than done when you’re buried in debt or stuck in a cycle of poverty. Azzi-Lessing makes the interesting point that what can save your financial future can ...

Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for ...

seeks to understand poverty beyond monetary deprivations (which remain the focal point of the World Bank’s monitoring of global poverty) by including access to education and basic infrastructure along ...

Students engaged with simulated real-life scenarios designed to illustrate the daily struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. Over 100 middle and high school students from across New ...

Absolute poverty refers to a level of poverty where people struggle to meet daily needs, such as food, shelter, sanitation and healthcare. A report published in 2023, by the anti-poverty ...

This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in ...