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The Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) is an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs which exists to focus attention on chronic poverty. It aims to stimulate national and international debate; deepen understanding of the causes of chronic poverty; and provide research, analysis and policy guidance that will contribute to its reduction.

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The Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09: Escaping Poverty Traps inspires deepeer reflection on how to tackle chronic poverty and stimulates action to make it happen. Read the report now.  

 

Latest News and Events

Moving out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom up

22 May 2009

Deepa Narayan, Senior Advisor in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, World Bank presented findings from the 2005 study Moving out of Poverty, Success from the Bottom Up.
The discussion at the Overseas Development Institute on 22 May 2009 included Oxfam's Duncan Green...

CPRC response to the DFID White Paper consultation document

22 May 2009

The Chronic Poverty Research Centre responded to the DFID White Paper consulation document in May 2009.
The Centre outlined that the White Paper should recognise that:

poverty now has widespread use in donor agencies, governments and among the general public;• an...

EJDR reviews the Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09

01 May 2009

In its Spring 2009 issue, the European Journal of Development Studies published a review of The Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09 by Oxfam's Duncan Green. The review is available at...

Children in times of economic crisis: Past lessons, future policies

24 Mar 2009

The Overseas Development Institute, in partnership with the Chronic Poverty Research Centre and the United Nations Children's Fund published the ODI background note Children in times of economic crisis: Past lessons, future policies on 20 March 2009. The piece discusses economic shocks,...

Social Protection to tackle childhood poverty: Lessons from West and Central Africa

16 Jun 2009

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) hosts this event on social protection in West and Central Africa. Discussant include Dr. Caroline Harper of ODI and CPRC.
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Latest Publications

Vulnerability and poverty in Bangladesh

This study estimates ex ante poverty and vulnerability of households in Bangladesh using Household...

Parallel realities: exploring poverty dynamics using mixed methods in rural Bangladesh

In this paper we explore the implications of using two different methodological approaches to study...