BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 1, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICAN COVER STORY Promising New Approaches to Reducing Poverty INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Collaboration among government, business, and community organizations often makes programs more effective and their gains more lasting RETHINKING SUBSIDIES Replacing costly blanket subsidies on such items as food with more targeted grants allows resources to go to those who need them most EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVES Paying parents to keep their children in school lowers dropout rates and helps graduates land better-paying jobs HANDS-ON TRAINING Teaching teens and adults useful job skills reduces their dependence on government stipends SEED CAPITAL Low-cost micro-credit programs help the poor, especially women, start independent businesses DATA: Business Week _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The Fight against Latin Poverty (int'l edition) LATIN AMERICA COVER IMAGE: The Fight against Poverty CHART: The Intractable Problem TABLE: Promising New Approaches to Reducing Poverty Mexico: A Powerful Incentive to Keep Kids in School (int'l edition) Peru: Fixing the World, One Roof at a Time (int'l edition) Brazil: Small Investments That Make a Big Difference (int'l edition) ONLINE ORIGINAL: Chile: Turning Street People into Businesspeople INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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