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Other strategies and mechanisms for reaching the poor
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Tackling chronic poverty: The policy implications of research on chronic poverty and poverty dynamics
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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The Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) was founded in 2000 to challenge, through research, the apparent omission of almost a billion people from the 2015 poverty target of the Millennium Developme...
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Evolution of gender and poverty dynamics in Tanzania
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L. da Corta
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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In Tanzania, liberalisation and de-agrarianisation have led to unequal growth; stagnating and in some cases increasing poverty; fragmented landholdings; and a rise in the cost of essentials. Local use...
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Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia
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N. Kumar
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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This paper examines the role of men’s and women’s asset inheritance on the poverty and well-being of women and their families in rural Ethiopia. We use data from the 1997, 2004 and 2009 rounds of the ...
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Women exiting chronic poverty: empowerment through equitable control of households’ natural resources
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J. Espey
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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This paper examines the relationship between women’s vulnerability to poverty and their management of domestic natural resources. It finds that gendered experiences of poverty often derive from discri...
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Supporting civic activism among chronically poor women
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R. Amosu
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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This study was undertaken with the support of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, the Overseas Development Institute, and the George Washington University. Through in-country and desk research, the r...
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Annotated bibliography: The efficacy of women’s social movements to include chronically poor women and give voice to their demands
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R. Amosu
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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Social movements are known to struggle to include, or be representative of, chronically poor women (Mumtaz, 2005; Schady, 2001; Thorp et al., 2005). The objective of this annotated bibliography and th...
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Addressing chronic poverty and vulnerability through social assistance in Tanzania: assessing the options
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A. Shepherd
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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Insecurity and vulnerability are widespread in Tanzania. Many people appear trapped in poverty, lacking the resources to participate in growth. Economic growth has not reduced income poverty as expect...
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Growth without poverty reduction in Tanzania: reasons for the mismatch
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O. Mashindano
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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This paper seeks to examine why economic growth in Tanzania in recent years has not led to poverty reduction in the country. It analyses data and findings from a range of literature and national accou...
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Literature review: The efficacy of women’s social movements to include chronically poor women and give voice to their demands
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R. Amosu
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2011
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Social movements are known to struggle to include, or be representative of, chronically poor women (Cleaver, 2005; Mumtaz, 2005; Schady, 2001; Thorp et al., 2005). The objective of this review and ann...
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Stemming Girls’ Chronic Poverty: Catalysing development change by building just social institutions
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N Jones
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Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK,
2010
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Absolutely poor women and girls are key agents in the struggle against poverty, according to Andrew Shepherd, Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC). This report finds adolescent gi...
