Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...

United Nations experts have spoken of a persistent pattern of forced labor imposed by the Chinese state on Uyghurs, Tibetans, Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz in Xinjiang and other provinces. Under the guise of &l ...

The cash payment programs are intended to address income inequality and poverty. Guaranteed income experiments are popping up or expanding around the country, offering no-strings-attached temporary ...

MALIPO, China — The rural villages of Malipo are a world away from gleaming Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, reached by narrow roads that sometimes skirt dangerously close to deep ravines.

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University-led study. Based on household surveys in ...

SIR: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s recent policy decisions regarding the distribution of funds for palliative measures and subsidy removal in Nigeria have ignited discussions and raised concerns among ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is not just about providing cash grants; it also equips poor households with knowledge and skills to ...