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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
 
J-PAL "serves as a focal point for development and poverty research based on randomized trials. The objective is to improve the effectiveness of poverty programs by providing policy makers with clear scientific results. ... J-PAL works with NGOs, international organizations, and others." Its website features descriptions of research projects and selected associated papers on topics such as AIDS education in Kenya and charitable giving. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
http://www.povertyactionlab.org/
Topics: Poverty
Last updated Jun 26, 2008
The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America, 2007
National and state data on hunger and poverty, covering topics such as unemployment rates, poverty rates of children and seniors, and food insecurity and poverty rankings of states. Also includes an overview of the U.S. food bank network, narratives on federal nutrition programs, and related background material. From the hunger relief organization Feeding America, with statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies. Formerly called America's Second Harvest.
http://www.secondharvest.org/our-network/the-studies/hunger-almanac-2007.aspx
Topics: Food & Cooking, Poverty, Statistics
Last updated Nov 10, 2008
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
This organization's website provides fact sheets, policy briefs, and other publications on issues such as child welfare, child care and early childhood education, prisoner re-entry, welfare policy, and civil legal assistance. Also includes audio and transcripts of conferences. Archived documents go back to 1996. CLASP is a national nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of low-income people.
http://www.clasp.org
Topics: Families, Poverty
Last updated Nov 1, 2006
Global Distribution of Poverty
This project's mission is "to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live." Its website features maps, datasets (with information about malnutrition and infant mortality rates), papers and presentations, and the 2006 "Atlas of Poverty." From the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University.
http://sedac.ciesin.org/povmap/
Topics: Poverty
Last updated Feb 26, 2008
The Least Developed Countries Report
The reports in this series on LDCs (least developed countries) discuss economic development and poverty reduction in these countries, providing statistical tables and demographic information. Each report has a specific emphasis, such as the relationship between international trade and poverty, debt, agricultural productivity, and deficiencies in infrastructures; reports are provided back to 1996. From the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3073&lang=1
Topics: Agriculture, International Governments, Poverty
Last updated Jun 29, 2005
PovertyNet
Provides "an introduction to key issues as well as in-depth information on poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and on poverty reduction strategies for researchers and practitioners." Includes country reports, statistics, and more. Searchable. From the World Bank Group.
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/
Topics: Poverty
Last updated Apr 18, 2006
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