To minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development
agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial investments in improving …

To enhance understanding of the process of climate change adaptation and to facilitate the
planning and implementation of socially‐just adaptation strategies, deeper consideration of …

This article traces a methodological path for constructing a statistically and normatively
validated assets indicator, that in turn can be used within an internationally comparable …

There are two broad views as to why people stay poor. One emphasizes differences in
fundamentals, such as ability, talent, or motivation. The poverty traps view emphasizes …

This is an extraordinarily important book. It should become a classic. It is a must for every
development professional. It is a masterly analysis and overview of the evolution and …

A “poverty trap” can be understood as a set of self-reinforcing mechanisms whereby
countries start poor and remain poor: poverty begets poverty, so that current poverty is itself …

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the
lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce …

Longitudinal data on household living standards open the way to a deeper analysis of the
nature and extent of poverty. While a number of studies have exploited this type of data to …

Ownership of assets is important for poverty reduction, and women's control of assets is
associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This …

Complex challenges demand complex solutions. By their very nature, these problems are
difficult to define and are often the result of rigid social structures that effectively act as …