poverty persistence and transitions in Uganda, a country that was both at the centre of Africa's HIV/AIDS pandemic and … experienced impressive poverty reduction during the 1990's. Through a combined discrete choice and micro growth level approach we … households moving into poverty. However, households affected by ill health also experience larger land and livestock reductions …

This background paper provides some preliminary estimates of the global incidence of chronic poverty for the Chronic … Poverty Report 2004-05. We define chronic poverty as remaining below the poverty line for at least five years, with welfare … measured in expenditure or income terms. Using the latest estimates on the magnitude of static dollar a day poverty available …

This paper develops the current understanding of the significant variation in individual experiences of poverty … the two assessments conducted as part of the Uganda Participatory Poverty Assessment Process (UPPAP), to gain insights on … the factors associated with poverty transitions and persistence. The qualitative sources add substantially to the …