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INTRODUCTION PAUL SHAFFER Trent University , Canada RAVI KANBUR Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA NGUYEN THANG Centre for Analysis and Forecasting, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam ELLEN BORTEI-DOKU ARYEETEY Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana ABSTRACT This introductory essay for the issue presents an overview of issues…
Whose numbers count? Probing discrepant evidence on transgenic cotton in the Warangal district of India RONALD J HERRING Department of Government, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA ABSTRACT The relationship between poverty and transgenic agricultural crops has created a global rift in development studies. Some, but not all, questions in this debate should be amenable to…
The balance of all things: Explaining household poverty dynamics in 50 villages of Gujarat, India ANIRUDH KRISHNA Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham NC, USA J DANIEL LECY PhD Student in Social Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, USA ABSTRACT Explanations for poverty have…
Poverty dynamics and life trajectories in rural Bangladesh BOB BAULCH Coordinator, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, Institute for Development Policy & Management, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK PETER DAVIS Lecturer, Department of Economics and International Development, University of Bath, Bath, UK ABSTRACT This paper presents emerging findings from an ongoing longitudinal study into poverty dynamics and…
Combining quantitative and qualitative research to further our understanding of poverty dynamics: Some methodological considerations DAVID LAWSON Institute for Development Policy and Management, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK DAVID HULME Institute for Development Policy and Management, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, UK JAMES MUWONGE Ugandan Bureau…
Combined methods in poverty analysis: Experiences from Namibia SEBASTIAN LEVINE Senior Economist, United Nations Development Programme, Windhoek, Namibia BENJAMIN ROBERTS Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council, Durban, South Africa ABSTRACT We explore differences in the findings on poverty in Namibia from a series participatory poverty assessments and a household survey on household income and expenditure….
Combining survey and ethnographic methods to improve evaluation of conditional cash transfer programs MICHELLE ADATO Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, NW Washington DC, USA ABSTRACT Drawing on evaluations of conditional cash transfer programs for the governments of Nicaragua and Turkey, this article explores how survey and ethnographic methods have been combined to…
Community based change ranking to assess the impact of a programme for the ultra poor MUNSHI SULAIMAN Senior Research Associate, Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh IMRAN MATIN Deputy Executive Director, Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh ABSTRACT Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income–expenditure surveys can overestimate transient poverty and…
On trying to be Q-Squared: Merging methods for a technical minded client NILAKSHI DE SILVA Senior Professional, Poverty Impact Monitoring Programme, Centre for Poverty Analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka NERANJANA GUNETILLEKE Senior Professional, Poverty Impact Monitoring Programme, Centre for Poverty Analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka ABSTRACT This paper provides a reflection on issues arising from using Q-squared…
Trade liberalisation and childhood poverty in Vietnam: A Q-squared social impact analysis NICOLA JONES Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, London, UK NGUYEN NGOC ANH Director, Development and Policies Research Center, Hanoi, Vietnam NGUYEN THU HANG Senior Researcher, Center for Analysis and Forecast, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam ABSTRACT While greater trade liberalisation is…