To Address Climate Change We Need to Measure Poverty Better
Increasing food and oil prices are making life miserable for millions of people. According to our World Bank estimates, the food price hike since last July has already pushed…
The Poor Are Paying the Price of the Food Cost Spike
2008 is so last decade. And yet, the recent hike in food prices is bringing food costs near the dangerous levels of that year, creating enormous vulnerabilities in developing…
Do the Poor Really Benefit from Labor Migration?
Strong opinions abound on the issue of migration both in sending and receiving countries. But beyond the political discourse, labor migration is now central to the debate on international…
The Day After Tomorrow: The Final Battle in the War Against Poverty
This is the third in a series of blogs where we take a look at the issues and the countries that will be at the forefront of the development…
The Role of Cultural Heritage in Poverty Reduction
We economists tend to see well-being, and poverty in particular, as a matter of finances and income. But fortunately, at least in the Bank, we have come a long…