Information on "Social Mobility" and "Eastern Africa"
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»
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 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»
February 2004
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Feb 2004
Boom Towns and Ghost Countries: Geography, Agglomeration, and Population Mobility
Author: Lant Pritchett
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper carries out four empirical economic illustrations of the potential magnitude of the boom towns and ghost countries problem by showing that the desired population of any given geographic region varies substantially. More on «Boom Towns and Ghost Countries: Geography, Agglomeration, and Population Mobility»
