A joint publication by the Policy Research &
the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network of the World Bank

Poverty Lines is a brief, two-page newsletter which summarizes research on poverty. This newsletter has been replaced by an electronic version that is available on the World Bank web site.

There will be no additional issues of Poverty Lines.  Users interested in poverty issues can subscribe to the PovertyNet electronic newsletter.  This newsletter provides an update of new resources about understanding and alleviating poverty available from PovertyNet and other web sites. You can read previous issues of this newsletter at PovertyNet .  If you are not on the mailing list but would like to receive the PovertyNet electronic newsletter, you can sign up on the web site at PovertyNet.

Viet Nam in Transition: New Evidence on Growth and Poverty
Issue #11, June 1998

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Geographic Targeting: Its Effects on Poverty Reduction
Issue #10, March 1998

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Public Works Programs: What are the Income Gains to the Poor?
Issue #9, November 1997

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Investing in Infrastructure: A Growth Strategy that Favors the Poor?
Issue #8, September 1997

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Designing Effective Safety Net Programs
Issue #7, June 1997

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Identifying the Vulnerable: New Evidence from Peru
Issue #6, March 1997

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Protecting the Poor During Economic Transition: Focus on Hungary
Issue #5, January 1997

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LSMS Services: New Help in Designing, Conducting, and Using LSMS Surveys
Issue #4, October 1996

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How Should We Assess Poverty Using Data from Different Surveys?
Issue #3, September 1996

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Investing in Education
Issue #2, April 1996

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Eye on Sub-Saharan Africa: Population Policy
Issue #1, February 1996

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