When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, aid organizations worldwide struggled to identify vulnerable households quickly and fairly.

Rural child poverty is at its highest level since the mid-1980s, according to two recently released USDA Reports: Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition and Rural Poverty & Well-being. Like the ...

One of the federal government’s key indicators of economic distress – one that shows that rural counties are disproportionately suffering economically – is disguising persistent, intergenerational ...

The rural/urban divide is too simplistic to apply to real lives, says a researcher who studies political and social divisions. Flagship universities, where a wide range of students meet, could be one ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There is a serious discussion taking place in Columbus right now concerning how we fund education in Ohio. Countless economic studies have produced uncontroverted data that ...

The World Bank on Wednesday softened its position on the poverty reduction claim for Pakistan and said that only certain ...

Poverty rate surges to 28 percent nationwide Extreme poverty climbs above 9 percent mark Urban poverty jumps to nearly 20 percent Only 4 percent safety nets target urban poor Inflation, high rents ...

New approaches made possible through improved access and Internet connectivity can raise the standard of living for approximately 3.4 billion people living in rural areas, without them having to ...

Food Security Index praises resilience of women in rural areas who are turning to small-scale farming and local food networks ...

After the past two presidential elections, as well as the recent Virginia gubernatorial contest, there has been a growing narrative about “two Americas.” One consists of thriving urban areas that ...

Composite indices have been prominently used in poverty research. However, validity of these indices remains subject to debate. This paper examines the validity of a common type of composite poverty ...