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Countries of all shapes, sizes, and characteristics have been experimenting with various forms of social policy to reduce poverty. However, these experiments have not allowed governments to proclaim poverty-free zones, and a universally agreed upon and proven strategy has not emerged to magically reduce poverty. Part of the reason for this difficulty in devising proven strategies is political since such strategies would invoke major resource reallocations that require broad political support.
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Albania (2002), Argentina (1999), Armenia (1999), Azerbaijan (2001), Bangladesh (2000), Belarus (2002), Benin (2000), Bolivia (2001), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001), Brazil (2003), Bulgaria (2004), Bukina Faso (2003), Cambodia (2004), Cameroon (2001), Chad (1996), Chile (2000), China (2002), Colombia (1999), Congo Republic (2005), Cote d’Ivoire (1998), Djibouti (2002), Ecuador (2001), Egypt (2000), Estonia (1995), Ethiopia (2000), Gambia (1998), Georgia (1997), Ghana (1999), Guinea Bissau (1991), Hungary (1997), India (2000), Indonesia (1999), Jordan (2003), Kazakhstan (1996), Kenya (1997), Kyrgyz Republic (2003), Lao PDR (1998), Latvia (1995), Lesotho (1995), Macedonia FYR (1994), Malawi (2005), Mali (1989), Mauritania (2000), Mexico (2002), Moldova (2001), Mongolia (2003), Morocco (1999), Mozambique (2003), Nepal (2004), Niger (1993), Nigeria (1985), Pakistan (1999), Paraguay (2002), Peru (2000), Philippines (1988), Poland (1993), Romania (2001), Russian Federation (2002), Rwanda (2001), Senegal (1991), Sierra Leone (2004), Sri Lanka (2002), Tajikistan (1999), Tanzania (2001), Thailand (1992), Tunisia (1995), Turkey (2002), Uganda (1998), Ukraine (2002), Uruguay (1998), Venezuela (1989), Vietnam (2002), Yemen (1998), Zambia (2003).
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Wagle, U.R. (2017). The Politics of Poverty Measurement and Social Policies: Global Observations. In: White, R. (eds) Measuring Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation. Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58368-6_2
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