Short- and Long-Term Poverty and Social Policy in a 'Snakes and Ladders' Model of Growth /

Throughout the world, the great popularity of programs to protect those who may fall into poverty stands in contrast with the weakness of policies aimed at helping individuals who are already poor to overcome long-term poverty. In the paper, an OLG model with persistent poverty and limited social mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cuevas, Alfredo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/172
Online Access:Full text available on IMF