This blog outlines the story of 50-year-old Nepalese woman. This is a story of tumultuous ups and downs, an escape from poverty followed by a series of shocks that has left her today in a state of despair. Food for thought to develop some initial policy implications on ensuring that escapes from poverty can be sustained in Nepal.
Read MorePoverty dynamics and social protection - what do we need to get to zero poverty?
Shofiqul, from Jessore district, Bangladesh, is now 60 years old. During the 1990s, he cultivated rice, jute, wheat and lentils on his own land. By the early 2000s, him and his family were doing very well. Now however, he says that his family has fallen to its lowest level; “in present we only eat rice with salt…in the last few years I have only dreamed about buying an egg. In the last five years, I am unable to give any saree, soap and oil to my wife.”
Read MoreMeasuring Poverty Reduction: Mixed-Methods Training Using Blended Learning for the ESRC project
Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches is important to understand better and identify sustained pathways out of extreme poverty. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) are a useful tool to study causes and effects of poverty reduction.
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