Microfinance and Poverty probes a set of assumptions that have arisen about microfinance and poverty reduction and that … and analysis of theoretical and applied literature on microfinance and poverty. The view of microcredit that emerges is …

Microfinance and Poverty probes a set of assumptions that have arisen about microfinance and poverty reduction and that … and analysis of theoretical and applied literature on microfinance and poverty. The view of microcredit that emerges is …

, looking at food insecurity from a vulnerability perspective provides a dynamic and forward looking way of analysing causes and … vulnerability. …

This paper develops a novel approach to the analysis of vulnerability in the context of food security. The proposed …

and their livelihoods? Under what circumstances, and for what types of households, will shocks push households into … poverty traps from which recovery is not possible? In an effort to answer these questions, this paper analyses the asset … poverty traps and that they tend to militate against any tendency of the poor to catch up with wealthier households. Policy …

debates but also for focusing development objectives. The aim of this paper is to identify aspect of rural livelihoods that …

The Nigerian Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) provides an in-depth assessment of the food …

livelihoods at risk. While Uganda’s co-management policy framework is well-developed, key resources for implementation are …

access to markets, public services and utilities. Efforts to reduce vulnerability to increased climate variability in the … reduce dependence on risky agricultural production. Finally, diversification of livelihoods is constrained by deficiencies in …