OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON DEVELOPMENT 4-5 APRIL 2013 DISCUSSION PAPER FOR SESSION 2: www.oecd.org/site/oecdgfd/ BEYOND POVERTY REDUCTION: THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL COHESION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The Role of Economic Development and Management in Agriculture: a Brief Review

Agriculture has a key role to play in reducing poverty and hunger in many developing countries. About 75% of the world's poor live in rural areas and most are dependent on agriculture and related activities in the rural economy. For this reason the benefits for developing countries’ farmers have been shown to be substantial if OECD member countries reformed their agricultural policies. The issu...

The Role of Economic Development and Management in Agriculture: a Brief Review

Agriculture has a key role to play in reducing poverty and hunger in many developing countries. About 75% of the world's poor live in rural areas and most are dependent on agriculture and related activities in the rural economy. For this reason the benefits for developing countries’ farmers have been shown to be substantial if OECD member countries reformed their agricultural policies. The issu...

Poverty and Social Policy of aging Investigating the Determinants of Income Poverty among Older Adults in the OECD Countries

Objectives: Income poverty is one of the most common problems of old age, it varies among older adults living in different societies. The aim of this study is to investigate the predictors of income poverty of older adults based on the data of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Methods: The secondary data analysis method was used in the present study. The i...

2013 Oecd Global Forum on Development 4-5 April 2013 Measuring Well-being for Development

The OECD approach to measure and monitor income poverty across countries

Poverty, as a ‘well-being failure’, is multi-dimensional and goes beyond material conditions. Furthermore, material conditions reach beyond income (e.g., consumption, wealth). However, household income is the metric most commonly available in OECD countries, and where comparability issues are better understood. This paper focuses on the household income poverty indicators collected and analysed...