The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.
The World Bank
The Research Page of the World Bank's Web site includes links to many working papers, published reports, and many other resources of the World Bank's efforts to eradicate poverty in the world. Be sure and look on the right hand side of the page for links to many full-text reports and papers.