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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.
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Poverty Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Tony Addison, David Hulme and Ravi Kanbur (editors) (tbc)
Book
Forthcoming publication (Oxford University Press)
Interest in poverty and in its elimination is now intense. The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set the goal of halving poverty by 2015, all major aid donors organize their operations around poverty reduction, new actors —...
Interest in poverty and in its elimination is now intense. The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set the goal of halving poverty by 2015, all major aid donors organize their operations around poverty reduction, new actors —...
Developing a vertical dimension to chronic poverty research: Some lessons from global value chain analysis
Stefano Ponte (2008)
Working Paper No. 111
This paper aims at developing an explicit ‘vertical’ dimension to chronic poverty research that focuses on ‘adverse incorporation and social exclusion’ (AISE). So far, AISE research has been quite successful in unpacking the local, regional and national contexts within which...
The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty during the AIDS Epidemic in Uganda
Janet Seeley (2008)
Working Paper No. 110
In this paper I examine through longitudinal survey and case study data the role of HIV and AIDS in the intergenerational transmission of poverty in rural Uganda. I focus on the factors that contribute to chronic poverty in rural Uganda; the patterns of intergenerational transfers and asset...
Crafting a Graduation Pathway for the Ultra Poor: Lessons and Evidence from a BRAC programme
Matin, I., Sulaiman, M. and Rabbani, M. (2008)
Working Paper No. 109
The ultra poor are caught in a below-subsistence trap from which it is difficult for them to break free using available resources and mechanisms. Time is not an ally for the ultra poor, as things generally do not get better for them over time. More often than not, ultra poverty tends to be chronic...
Climate variability and climate change: implications for chronic poverty
Lucy Scott (2008)
Working Paper No. 108
This paper follows the principles of the ‘bottom-up’ approach to adaptation. It believes that one of the starting points for adaptation to climate change should be the present. The focus should not just be on scenarios of the future; combined with this should be analysis of present...
Entrenchment or enhancement: could climate change adaptation help reduce poverty?
Thomas Tanner, Tom Mitchell (2008)
Working Paper No. 106
In the context of climate change, the poorest people are commonly seen as having the least capacity to adapt. However, to date, there has been a limited examination of the dynamic and differentiated nature of poverty. Through bringing together both the chronic poverty and adaptation literature,...
Fighting chronic and extreme poverty in Bangladesh: implications for the second generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Zulfiqar Ali (2008)
Policy Brief
The Government of Bangladesh is currently in the process of preparing the second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. In order to inform this process, this policy brief summarises the poverty situation in Bangladesh with a special focus on chronic and extreme poverty, and suggests key policies for...
Progressive social change - women's empowerment
Tim Braunholtz-Speight, Caroline Harper and Nicola Jones (2008)
Policy Brief
Men and women’s, girls’ and boys’ experiences of poverty differ in important ways. Understanding this is important for tackling the greater levels of deprivation and vulnerability that girls and women routinely face, and for tackling poverty more broadly.
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Untold stories: the human face of poverty dynamics
Martin Prowse (2008)
Policy Brief
Life histories offer an important window for policy makers, and should be brought to the policy table much more frequently.
Life histories show the human face of chronic poverty. Such vignettes provide concrete examples of poverty traps – such as insecurity, social...
Life histories show the human face of chronic poverty. Such vignettes provide concrete examples of poverty traps – such as insecurity, social...
Supporting escape from chronic poverty: policies in action
Tim Braunholtz-Speight (2008)
Policy Brief
- A core set of public policies can enable chronically poor people to escape poverty. These are social protection, education and healthcare specifically for the hard to reach; asset building; anti-discrimination and women’s empowerment; and support for migrants alongside planned...
Latest Publications
Fighting chronic and extreme poverty in Bangladesh: implications for the second generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
The Government of Bangladesh is currently in the process of preparing the second Poverty Reduction...
Entrenchment or enhancement: could climate change adaptation help reduce poverty?
In the context of climate change, the poorest people are commonly seen as having the least capacity...