Information on "Social Mobility" and "Africa"
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October 2011
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Oct 2011
Youth in Rwanda and Burundi
Author: Marc Sommers, Peter Uvin
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report compares the results of parallel research projects carried out among impoverished, nonelite youth in post-conflict Rwanda and Burundi. More on «Youth in Rwanda and Burundi»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Exploring Resilience Avenues for Managing Covariant and Idiosyncratic Poverty Related Shocks
Author: Flora Kessy, Vendelin Tarmo
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This study identifies covariant and idiosyncratic shocks that make households vulnerable, and how these are managed. More on «Exploring Resilience Avenues for Managing Covariant and Idiosyncratic Poverty Related Shocks»
May 2011
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May 2011
Escaping Poverty in Tanzania
Author: Kate Higgins
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Drawing on longitudinal Q-Squared data from six research sites across mainland Tanzania, this paper examines how and why people experienced upward socio-economic mobility, and in some cases poverty escape, in a context where this has been limited. More on «Escaping Poverty in Tanzania»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Livestock or the Pen
Author: Carolyn Lesorogol, Gina Chowa, David Ansong
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Samburu pastoralists in northern Kenya experience chronic poverty and often express the belief that formal education may be an alternative route out of poverty. More on «Livestock or the Pen»
May 2010
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May 2010
Inheritance and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Considerations
Author: Elizabeth Cooper
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
In many Sub-Saharan African societies, inheritance is one of the most common means by which physical property is transferred from one generation to another. More on «Inheritance and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Considerations»
January 2010
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2010
Africa Spectrum, Vol 45, No 3
Author: Thomas Bierschenk, Eva Spies, Rose Marie Beck, Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein, Jeannett Martin, Carlos Lopes, Paul Nugent, Hans Peter Hahn, Hauke Dorsch, Cassis Kilian
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This edition of Africa Spectrum contains various articles discussing pertinent issues such as language sociology and urbanization, the changing nature of kinship relations, south-south cooperation in Africa, and the national identity of African count... More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 45, No 3»
July 2009
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Jul 2009
Governing Chronic Poverty Under Inclusive Liberalism
Author: Frederick Golooba-Mutebi, Sam Hickey
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
The paradigm of 'inclusive liberalism' that currently characterises international development places a particular emphasis on the responsibility of communities to overcome the often structural problems of poverty and exclusion. More on «Governing Chronic Poverty Under Inclusive Liberalism»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability
Author: Michael Carter, Munenobu Ikegami
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Conventional poverty analysis is ill-equipped to answer questions concerning the future persistence of observed poverty. More on «Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability»
August 2007
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Aug 2007
Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in South Africa
Author: Julian May, Ingrid Woolard
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Using three waves of the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS), panel data collected in South Africa's most populous province between 1993 and 2004, this paper reinvestigates patterns of chronic and structural poverty previously identified from ... More on «Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in South Africa»
October 2006
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Oct 2006
Bringing Community-Learnt Knowledge into the Policy Debate
Author: Ursula Grant, Ingie Hovland, Zaza Curran
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper focuses on lawyers who have shown an interest in the problems of poor people by working as legal aid lawyers in poor communities. More on «Bringing Community-Learnt Knowledge into the Policy Debate»
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