This policy brief looks at the two key challenges for a pro-poor private sector development strategy: the creation of decent jobs; and the promotion of (formal and informal) micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the potential for growth and transformation.
Read MoreFinancial inclusion and chronic poverty: access to savings and insurance services in Tanzania
This brief examines the current extent of financial inclusion in Tanzania – focusing particularly on the chronically poor – and also specifically on access to savings and insurance services. This is because of the increasing body of evidence about the role which the two services can play in helping households to escape poverty and, by implication, to manage shocks and build their resilience.
Authors: Lucy Scott and William Smith
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Read MoreFindings from the Chronic Poverty Research Centre
A summary of the influence and impact of ten years of research into chronic poverty conducted by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre
Read MorePro-poorest economic growth: Employment and social assistance contributions to the eradication of extreme poverty
This policy brief highlights the importance of making poverty eradication an overarching goal of the post 2015 process, with other goal areas such as employment, education and social assistance all making a contribution towards it, rather than focusing on poverty eradication policies alone.
Authors: Andrew Shepherd, Lucy Scott and Chiara Mariotti.
Read MoreNational Policy Brief: Improving poverty dynamics in Senegal - the importance of building resilience to shocks
This National Policy Brief focuses on the importance of building poor people's resilience to shocks in Senegal, to prevent them from falling into poverty.
Author: Abdou Salam Fall
Read MoreNational Policy Brief: Addressing chronic poverty in Tanzania through rural industrialisation
Poverty reduction in Tanzania has not occurred at the rate that would be expected, given the recent high levels of economic growth. This National Policy Brief advocates for addressing chronic poverty in the country through rural industrialisation.
Authors: Flora Kessy and Oswald Mashindano
Read MoreNational Policy Brief: Rethinking lessons in tackling chronic and extreme poverty in Bangladesh
This National Policy Brief highlights the improvements that have been made in the poorest people's incomes, levels of education and health in Bangladesh and sets out the policies that need to be focused on in order to sustain and expand this progress.
Authors: Binayak Sen and Zulfiqar Ali
Read MoreEmployment Policy Brief: Working out of chronic poverty
This policy brief is based on the Employment Policy Guide. It emphasises the need for governments to tackle chronic poverty through increasing the quantity and quality of work for the poorest people and investing in human capital, infrastructure and social protection.
Author: Alison O'Connell.
Read MoreEducation Policy Brief: A guide to what works in policy and practice
This Policy Brief makes the case that smart interventions can make rapid, permanent inroads on poverty and inequality reduction, boosting upward mobility and social inclusion.
Author: Alison O'Connell
Read MoreEnergy Policy Brief: Harnessing the power of energy access for chronic poverty reduction
This policy brief makes the case that expanding the availability and improving the quality and reliability of electricity coverage and improved cooking technologies, along with the ability of the poorest people to afford these when available, can all contribute to poverty reduction.
Author: Alison O'Connell
Read MoreAgriculture Policy Brief: Meeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm
This Policy Brief recommends that the priorities of the poorest farmers are placed at the core of agricultural research and development and agricultural policies to help them overcome the barriers that prevent them from escaping poverty.
Author: Lucy Scott
Read MoreTackling obstacles to social protection for chronically poor people
Social protection policies and programmes can make a major contribution to reducing poverty among chronically and severely poor people and securing their rights. Negative perceptions of social protection transfers continue to influence national and international anti-poverty agendas. Most of the concerns raised are based on misconceptions. This briefing outlines evidence that demolishes some of the myths concerning social protection.
Author: Rachel Marcus
Read MoreSocial protection transfers for chronically poor people
Social protection policies aim to address both severe and long-term poverty, and to reduce vulnerability, and are thus one of the most significant areas of policy for chronically and severely poor people. good social protection addresses both factors that push people into poverty and those which keep them there. It can help both poor people and countries move out of ‘low equilibrium poverty traps’, where they are producing low-value added products with limited returns.
Author: Rachel Marcus
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