• Pobreza Rural em Malanje, Angola 

      Tvedten, Inge; Lázaro, Gilson; Jul-Larsen, Eyolf; Agostinho, Mateus (CMI Report R 2017:4, Research report, 2017-12-01)
      Este relatório é parte do programa de pesquisa “Cooperação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Angola” entre o Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica (CEIC) da Universidade Católica em Luanda, Angola e o Chr. Michelsen ...
    • Poverty dynamics among the Dalits of Tarai 

      Iversen, Thor Olav (Master thesis, 2013-11-26)
      The literature suggests that links between social identity and economic outcomes can induce poverty among groups with low social status. This seems to be true in Nepal where Dalits, the group at the bottom of the caste ...
    • Reality Checks in Mozambique. 3rd Annual Report - Agriculture, Climate, Employment 

      Tvedten, Inge (Research report, 2013-12-01)
      A series of five “Reality Checks” will take place in the period 2011-2016, focussing on the dynamics of poverty and well-being with a particular focus on good governance, agriculture/climate and energy that are key sectors ...
    • Reality Checks in Mozambique. Approach and Methodologies 

      Tvedten, Inge (Research report, 2012-08-07)
      A series of five “Reality Checks in Mozambique” will take place in the period 2011-2016, focussing on the dynamics of poverty and well-being with a particular focus on good governance, agriculture/climate and energy that ...
    • Reality checks in Mozambique. Inception report. 

      Tvedten, Inge; Tuominen, Minna; Rosário, Carmeliza; Paulo, Margarida; Faquir, Sheila; Picardo, Rachi (Research report, 2011-08-01)
      Poverty monitoring in Mozambique primarily takes place within the framework of the implementation of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PARPA), and is informed by quantitative data derived from different types ...
    • Reality Checks in Mozambique. Sub-Report District of Lago. Year One 

      Tvedten, Inge; Paulo, Margarida; Mawawa, Zefanias (Research report, 2011-12-01)
      The Swedish Embassy in Maputo and the Swedish International Development Authority (Sida) have decided that there is a need to assess the impact of development and poverty reduction policies ‘from below’, and to regularly ...
    • Reality Checks in Mozambique. Sub-Report District of Lago. Year Two 

      Tvedten, Inge; Joaquim, Joelma; Mawawa, Zefanias; Putile, Beatriz (Research report, 2012-10-31)
      A series of five “Reality Checks” will take place in the period 2011-2016, focussing on the dynamics of poverty and well-being with a particular focus on good governance, agriculture/climate and energy that are key sectors ...
    • Reality Checks in Mozambique. Sub-Report Lago. Year Three 

      Tvedten, Inge; Naronha, Nair; Mawawa, Zefanias; Putile, Beatriz (Research report, 2013-12-01)
      A series of five “Reality Checks” will take place in the period 2011-2015, focussing on the dynamics of poverty and well-being with a particular focus on good governance, agriculture and infrastructure that are key sectors ...
    • Reality Checks Mozambique 2015. Sub-report, District of Lago 

      Tvedten, Inge; Noronha, Nair; José, Barnabé; Putile, Beatri (Reality Checks Mozambique 2011-2015, Research report, 2016-01-01)
      This is the sub-report on Lago for the 5 th Reality Check, to be complemented by similar sub-reports from Cuamba and Majune. The focus is on quantitative expressions of poverty and well-being, primarily based on results ...
    • Reality Checks Mozambique. Annual Report 2015. Quantitative Expressions of Poverty and Well-Being 2011-2015 

      Tvedten, Inge; Tuominen, Minna; Rosario, Carmeliza (Reality Checks Mozambique 2011-2015, Research report, 2016-01-01)
      This is the Annual Report for the 5 th Reality Check, synthesising the main findings from the sub-reports on Cuamba, Lago and Majune. Fieldwork was carried out in October 2015. The focus in this report is on the quantitative ...
    • Reality Checks Mozambique. Final Report 2011-2015 

      Tvedten, Inge; Tuominen, Minna; Rosario, Carmeliza (Research report, 2016-03-01)
      This is the Final Report, summing up and analysing the entire Reality Check series of studies. In line with the main objective/idea of the series, is based on qualitative information and data or “poor people’s ...
    • The economic and social basis for state-restructuring in Nepal 

      Hatlebakk, Magnus; Ringdal, Charlotte (CMI Report R 2013:1, Research report, 2013-02-01)
      Nepal is in the process of forming a federal state, where the borders of the provinces is one essential, but disputed, issue. The report discusses underlying economic and social conditions that should be taken into account ...
    • The interplay between poverty and electoral authoritarianism: Poverty and political mobilization in Zambia and Uganda 

      Helle, Svein-Erik; Rakner, Lise (CMI Working Paper WP 2012:3, Working paper, 2012-02-28)
      In this paper we wish to analyze the interplay between the political setting of electoral authoritarianism and economic grievances expressed in particular by an urban poor electorate in Africa. We show that the outcomes ...
    • The ugly poetics of violence in post-accord Guatemala 

      McNeish, John-Andrew; Rivera, Oscar Lopez (Forum for Development Studies vol. 36 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-10-26)
      With the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996 Guatemala's credentials of democratic governance was re-established, but as media reports and the international community have observed, the killing and crimes of the civil was ...
    • Ungrateful children: migration intensity and remittances in Nepal 

      Libois, François; Somville, Vincent (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:8, Working paper, 2014-07-01)
      Poverty has declined dramatically in Nepal since the end of the conflict. The sharp increase in revenues primarily comes from remittances. From a household’s perspective, choosing the appropriate number of migrants is ...
    • Urban poverty in Luanda, Angola 

      Tvedten, Inge; Lázaro, Gilson; Jul-Larsen, Eyolf; Agostinho, Mateus (CMI Report R 2018:6, Research report, 2018-04-01)
      Angola’s capital Luanda is a city of stark inequalities and contrasts. While it offers opportunities and wealth for the few, people in the informal musseques are effectively trapped in poverty through limited income ...
    • Violence against women in the context of urban poverty in Angola 

      Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter; Nangacovie, Margareth (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 16, Report, 2016-10-01)
      Violence against women is widespread in Angola. This brief presents the main findings in a recent study of how violence against women is playing out in the context of urban poverty. Faced with day-to-day challenges for ...
    • Violência contra a mulher no contexto da pobreza urbana em Angola 

      Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter; Nangacovie, Margareth (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 16, Report, 2016-10-01)
      A violência contra as mulheres é uma prática generalizada em Angola, pouco se sabendo ainda sobre a perceção que as mulheres têm deste fenómeno e como elas se relacionam com este problema. Este resumo, que resulta do projeto ...
    • What does it mean t be poor? Investigating the qualitative-quantitative divide in Mozambique 

      Jones, Sam; Tvedten, Inge (WIDER Working Paper 2018/75, Research report, 2018-07-01)
      This study reflects on the relationship between economic (quantitative) and anthropological (qualitative) approaches to the analysis of poverty in developing countries. Drawing on detailed evidence from Mozambique, we argue ...
    • What does it mean to be poor? Investigating the qualitative-quantitative divide in Mozambique 

      Jones, Sam; Tvedten, Inge (World Development vol. 117, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-01)
      Motivated by the siloed nature of much poverty research, as well as the challenge of finding inclusive operational definitions of poverty, this study reflects on the merits of seeking to reconcile economic (quantitative) ...