Poverty – Overseas



Paper no.TitlePublication date
IN06/2022 Poverty reduction targets in Ireland and Canada 2022.09.30
  Poverty alleviation strategies in Japan and Taiwan  
FS05/13-14
• Strategies for promoting community economy in Japan and Taiwan
2014.01.23
FS03/13-14
• Poverty alleviation strategies for low-income families and working poor in Taiwan and Japan
2014.11.20
IN24/12-13
• Poverty alleviation strategies in Japan and Taiwan
2013.06.14
IN19/12-13 Measurement of poverty 2013.05.07
IN16/12-13 Poverty alleviation strategies in selected places 2013.03.22
IN15/12-13 Housing policies to assist low-income households in Singapore 2013.03.22
IN15/08-09 Social enterprises, poverty alleviation and long-term care for the elderly in selected places 2009.05.13
FS07/05-06 Causes of Women's Poverty 2006.02.23
  Poverty combating strategies in selected places  
IN37/04-05
• Supplementary Note on Poverty Combating Strategies in Selected Places
2005.07.18
IN35/04-05
• The European Union's Strategy of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
2005.06.17
IN34/04-05
• Poverty Combating Strategy in South Korea
2005.06.16
RP05/04-05
• Poverty Combating Strategies in Selected Places

This research studies poverty combating strategies adopted in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Singapore. It covers (a) socio-economic background to the implementation of the anti-poverty strategy; (b) definition and measurement of poverty; (c) setting of anti-poverty targets; (d) institutional arrangements to tackle poverty; (e) key measures implemented to tackle poverty among people of different social groups; and (f) progress in poverty reduction.
2005.05.18
  Social security system in support of the elderly in poverty in selected places  
IN02/05-06
• Supplementary Note on Social Security System in Support of the Elderly in Poverty in Selected Places
2005.10.21
RP06/04-05
• Social Security System in Support of the Elderly in Poverty in Selected Places

This research studies the social security system in support of the elderly in poverty in Canada, Australia and Singapore. It covers two main aspects: first, social security systems in support of the elderly in poverty with regard to programmes in support of the elderly in poverty, eligibility requirements, and benefits; and second, fiscal sustainability strategies for social security programmes with regard to causes for fiscal challenges, and strategies to address fiscal challenges.
2005.06.01
FS10/04-05 Definitions of Poverty 2005.02.17
FS07/04-05 Gini Coefficient 2004.12.06
IN27/02-03 The Eligibility of Immigrants for Income Support Benefits in New York and Australia 2003.06.05
RP07/PLC The Measurement of Poverty

This research studies the experience of constructing the poverty line in an international context, covering international organizations and overseas communities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, and discusses the studies conducted in Hong Kong on poverty measurement. 		1998.03.10