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CPRC's publications database contains over 300 publications. These include concise policy briefs and research summaries; a series of over 100 academic working papers, and further series published by country partners; academic and professional journal articles; Chronic Poverty Reports and books; and papers presented at CPRC conferences and workshops.

You can search for a particular publication by title, author or date - or pull out selections based on our research themes, the type of publication, or a number of suggested searches on relevant development topics. You can also use the open search engine on the right hand side of the page to search the whole CPRC website for anything you choose.

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Escaping chronic poverty through economic growth

Ursula Grant (2008)

Policy Brief
Chronically poor people engage weakly, if at all, in economic growth, due to the multiple deprivations and adverse socioeconomic relationships they experience.
Growth is necessary, but not sufficient, to tackle chronic poverty. The form that growth takes is critical. It is not enough to...

Chronic poverty and violent conflict: fragile states and the social compact

Tony Addison, Tim Braunholtz-Speight (2008)

Policy Brief
Violent conflict drives people into chronic poverty, as they lose assets and access to markets, and as public provision of social spending falls.
Policies to reduce chronic poverty and inequality may help lessen the potential for violent conflict. Persistent poverty can be a factor in...

Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: Research Brief 4

Chronic Poverty Research Centre (2008)

Research Brief
This fourth Intergenerational Transmission of Povetry ResearchBrief reviews the findings of four recently commissioned papers,drawing out their implications for understanding, explaining and developing policy against childhood, life-course and intergenerationally transmitted poverty.

Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: Research Brief 3

Chronic Poverty Research Centre (2008)

Research Brief
Until 2010, the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) will undertake research and policy analysis on the intergenerational transmission (IGT) of poverty. This twice yearly Research Brief will keep you up to date with our work and link you to key publications and events. This issue reviews work on...

Profils de pauvrete a Senegal

Momar Balle Sylla et Brahim Dia (2008)

CPRC West Africa Working Paper
Ce document de travail trace la pauvreté en Sénégal, en examinant plusiers approches pour la comprendre, et  tire des conclusions sur la pauvreté Sénégalaise et africaine, et son...

Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database (Version 3.0)

Armando Barrientos and Rebecca Holmes (2008)

Database
The database aims to: provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social; assistance interventions in developing countries; focus on programmes seeking to combine the reduction and mitigation of poverty, with strengthening and facilitating household investments...

Pauvrete chronique au Niger

Bara Gueye, Boureima Alpha Gado, Seyni Hama, et Mouhamadou Sall (2008)

CPRC West Africa Working Paper
Ce papier tente de dresser le profil de la pauvreté chronique au Niger, d'en comprendre les principaux facteurs, d'identifier les réponses politiques et communautaires et de proposer des axes de réflexion qui pourraient alimenter un travail futur sur la même...

Pauvrete chronique au Burkina Faso

Claude Wetta and Michel Kone (2008)

CPRC West Africa Working Paper
 
 
 
Dans le but de dégager de nouvelles pistes de recherche notamment en matière de dynamique de la pauvreté au Burkina Faso et d'approfondir la réflexion sur la pauvreté chronique, le présent travail se propose de...

Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database (Version 4.0)

Armando Barrientos and Rebecca Holmes (2008)

Database
The database aims to: provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries; focus on programmes seeking to combine the reduction and mitigation of poverty, with strengthening and facilitating household investments capable of...

Concept Note: International Conference on Social Protection for the Poorest in Africa - Learning from Experience

Charles Lwanga-Ntale and Armando Barrientos (2008)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE POOREST IN AFRICA- LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
8-10th September 2008, Kampala, Uganda
Development Research & Training, the Chronic Poverty Research Centre and the Brooks World Poverty Institute will co-host this international...

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