Authors
Christopher B Barrett, Michael R Carter, Peter D Little
Publication date
2006/2/1
Journal
The journal of development studies
Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
167-177
Publisher
Routledge
Description
This paper introduces a special issue exploring persistent poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. As a set, these papers break new ground in exploring the dynamics of structural poverty, integrating qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis and adopting an asset-based approach to the study of changes in well-being, especially in response to a wide range of different (climatic, health, political, and other) shocks. In this introductory essay, we frame these studies, building directly on evolving conceptualisations of poverty in Africa.
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CB Barrett, MR Carter, PD Little - The journal of development studies, 2006