The chronic poverty report 2014-2015: The road to zero extreme poverty

Individual Author(s) / Organizational Author
Shepherd, Andrew
Scott, Lucy
Mariotti, Chiara
Kessy, Flora
Gaiha, Raghav
da Corta, Lucia
Hanifnia, Katharina
Kaicker, Nidhi
Lenhardt, Amanda
Lwanga-Ntale, Charles
Sen, Binayak
Sijapati, Bandita
Strawson, Tim
Thapa, Ganesh
Underhill, Helen
Wild, Leni
Publisher
Overseas Development Institute
Date
March 2014
Publication
Chronic Poverty Reports
Abstract / Description

For the poorest people, moving out of poverty can be an enormous challenge. But continuing to stay out of poverty for the rest of their lives is a much greater and for some, impossible, task. Many people rise above the poverty line only to tumble back beneath it.

This report demonstrates that escaping from poverty is not a one-way street – many families slide back below the poverty line because of factors such as ill-health, job loss and natural disasters. This is the case even in countries where the economies are growing. The authors of the report set out three policies for progress:

  • Social assistance – to provide a safety net for the poor
  • Huge investment in education – to improve the standard of living of the poorest
  • Economic Growth which benefits the poorest – national prosperity for all.

(abbreviated author abstract)

Artifact Type
Application
Research
Reference Type
Report
Geographic Focus
International
Priority Population
Households experiencing poverty
P4HE Authored
No
Topic Area
Policy and Practice