This paper examines the politics of poverty reduction in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda using the political settlements framework. It discusses the extent to which the political settlement prevailing in any country influences the consistency and quality of policy making and the success or failure of anti-poverty policies and initiatives
Read MoreSustaining poverty escapes in Niger: Policy Implication Brief
This policy brief highlights the policy recommendations to contribute to achieve sustained escapes out of poverty in Niger
Read MoreResilience and sustainable poverty escapes in Niger: national report
The focus of this report is on resilience and household poverty dynamics in Niger, specifically escapes and descents, with a focus on what explains why some households escape poverty and remain out of poverty, while other households escape poverty only to fall back into poverty.
Read MoreSustained poverty escapes in rural Cambodia: Policy Implication Brief
The focus of this brief is on what these findings may mean for interventions and approaches in Cambodia that aim to enable poor households to escape from poverty and to maintain that escape over time
Read MoreResilience and sustained poverty escapes in Rural Cambodia
The focus of this report is on household poverty escapes in rural Cambodia and explains why some households escape poverty and remain out of poverty (sustainable poverty escape, or resilience), while other households escape poverty only to fall back into poverty (transitory poverty escape) and still other descend into poverty for the first time (impoverishment
Read MoreEconomic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda
The contribution of this paper is to establish knowledge of how and whether the observed economic growth in the past has been pro-poor and identify what are the enablers and constraints of poverty reduction in Rwanda.
Read MoreEconomic Growth and Dynamics of Rural Poverty: The Case of Pakistan (2000-2010)
The specific focus of this report is to analyse the movements of poverty and its linkages with economic growth for 2001-2010 period.
Read MorePro-poorest growth and poverty dynamics: Household Poverty Dynamics in Malawi (2010-13)
This study seeks to provide a detailed understanding of poverty dynamics in Malawi. This has not been done previously due to lack of nationally representative panel data.
Read MorePro-poorest growth and poverty dynamics: An assessment of Indian states
This paper presents initial findings on the relationships between growth, growth incidence across the income distribution and those poverty dynamics in India, a set of relationships which has never previously been investigated.
Read MoreTrends in poverty and inequality and further clustering of developing countries
The objective of this study is to provide an in-depth review of the evidence on poverty and associated inequalities, and on what reduces them, in order to inform the European Union’s reflections on implementing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
Read MoreSustaining escapes from poverty
To date, there is little knowledge about what differentiates a sustained escape from a temporary escape, or these from chronic poverty. The principal objective of this research is to develop an understanding of why some households managed to sustain their escapes out of extreme poverty while others fell back into poverty.
Read MoreSustaining poverty escapes in Tanzania - Policy Implications Brief
This brief draws on results of mixed methods research in Tanzania, to offer policy and programming implications for sustained poverty reduction.
Read MoreUnderstanding and supporting sustained pathways out of extreme poverty and deprivation: Tanzania National Report
This report focuses on household poverty escapes in Tanzania and explains why some households escape poverty and remain out of poverty (sustainable poverty escape, or resilience), while other households escape poverty only to fall back into poverty (transitory poverty escape) or descend into poverty for the first time (impoverishment).
Read MoreSustaining poverty escapes in the Philippines - Policy Implications Brief
This policy brief draws on results of mixed methods research in the Philippines, to offer policy and programming implications for sustained poverty reduction.
Read MoreUnderstanding and supporting sustained pathways out of extreme poverty and deprivation: Philippines National Report
This report investigates the drivers of sustained and transitory escapes from poverty in the Philippines
Read MoreUnderstanding and supporting sustained pathways out of extreme poverty and deprivation: Tanzania National Report
This study aimed to explore the factors that sustain escapes from poverty in Tanzania, including pathways out of poverty, the policies/programmes/strategies and institutions that sustain poverty escapes and create resilience, and the effect of political settlements in supporting and sustaining poverty escapes.
Read MoreUnderstanding and supporting sustained pathways out of extreme poverty and deprivation: Ethiopia National Report
This study aimed to interrogate the common factors behind sustained escapes from poverty, as well as policy measures that supported such escapes in Ethiopia.
Read MoreSUSTAINING POVERTY ESCAPES IN RURAL KENYA - Policy Implications Brief
The focus of this brief is on what those findings may mean for interventions and approaches in Kenya that aim to enable poor households to escape poverty and remain out of it.
Read MoreRESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE POVERTY ESCAPES IN RURAL KENYA - Country Report
The report investigates the resources (land, livestock, and assets), attributes (household composition and education level), and activities (including jobs and engagement in non-farm activities) of households that enable them to escape poverty sustainably and minimise the likelihood of returning to living in poverty again
Read MoreSUSTAINING POVERTY ESCAPES IN NEPAL - Policy Implications Brief
This brief draws on results of mixed methods research in Nepal to offer policy and programming implications for sustained poverty reduction and it advocates a portfolio response to poverty reduction that incorporates a sound understanding of poverty dynamics
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