Covers a multitude of facets of poverty reduction strategies, for instance labour policy, gender issues, social protection, the concept of vulnerability, risk management, etc. Includes two ILO papers, one by A. Drouin on governance issues and the other by D. Dror on community-based health schemes.

Covers a multitude of facets of poverty reduction strategies, for instance labour policy, gender issues, social protection, the concept of vulnerability, risk management, etc. Includes two ILO papers, one by A. Drouin on governance issues and the other by D. Dror on community-based health schemes.

The volume presents articles from leading development experts in the areas of poverty reduction, social protection and labor markets policies and programs. Contributors include from Robert Holzmann, Vice-President and Director of The World Bank, to Noriyuki Suzuki, General Secretary of the International Confederation of Trade Unions ICTU-APRO.

The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.

Using case studies from six sub-Saharan countries, illustrates improving practices in policy processes relating to poverty reduction. Highlights the importance of the constitutional, legal and governance frameworks, the structural configuration of consultation processes, and the role of instruments for obtaining and using information on poverty.