This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional … approach, the authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough account of the variables that contribute to it. As … opposed to traditional studies of poverty, which focus mainly on material well-being, this volume includes criteria such as …

the poverty framework, while also taking into account the (potential) leverage by assets. We focus on a case study of … over-indebtedness, poverty and financial vulnerability. We also simulate two potential policy reforms which address these …