World Bank web resource offering access to country based data on poverty to help in the formulation of poverty reduction strategies (PRS) and indicators. Data is taken from a number of World Bank live databases (including SIMA, Genderstats, HNPstats and EdStats). The site also acts as a gateway to other sources of information on poverty diagnostics such as poverty assessments, participatory poverty assessments, and households surveys.
Still under development (November 2001)