Call for Papers: Conference on Immiserizing Growth (26-27 May 2017, Toronto, Canada)
Read MoreMeasuring Poverty Reduction: Mixed-Methods Training Using Blended Learning for the ESRC project
Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches is important to understand better and identify sustained pathways out of extreme poverty. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) are a useful tool to study causes and effects of poverty reduction.
Read MoreWhat I have learnt about the use of Growth Incidence Curves: use them but stay critical
Growth Incidence Curves (GICs) is a graphical technique which shows how different percentiles of a population benefit from growth during a certain period. They can be used to identify pro-poorest growth (PP2G) episodes in developing countries. Use them but stay critical
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Read MoreMaking poverty reduction a priority in fragile areas
Fragility undermines efforts geared towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many international organisations and national governments recognise this today and are attempting to reduce fragility within their borders. The majority of the research has focused on peace building and governance, however, extreme poverty in fragile areas should also be a concern for policy makers.
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Read More'Adolescent Transitions’ - Adolescent Poverty and the SDGs
Adolescence is a time of change: between the age of 10 and 19, individuals are vulnerable to social exclusion based on differences in gender, location, ethnicity, sexuality and many other aspects. On the 27th of April 2016, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) hosted a roundtable discussion on ‘Adolescent Transitions’, within the framework of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty to discuss a forthcoming brief by the Global Coalition focused on Adolescent Transitions, Child Poverty and the SDGs.
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