Why Poverty Persists: Poverty Dynamics in Asia and Africa

Contents: Foreword David Hulme Overview: Poverty Dynamics and Persistence in Africa and Asia Bob Baulch 1. Poverty Transitions, Shocks and Consumption in Rural Bangladesh, 1996-97 to 2006-07 Agnes Quisumbing 2. A Poor Life? Chronic Poverty and Downward Mobility in Rural Ethiopia, 1994 to 2004 Stefan Dercon and Catherine Porter 3. The Determinants and Consequences of Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Nepal, 1995-96 to 2003-04 Saurav Dev Bhatta and Suman Sharma 4. Poverty Dynamics in Rural Sindh, Pakistan, 1987-88 to 2004-05 Hari Ram Lohano 5. Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 1994 to 2004 Julian May, Ingrid Woolard and Bob Baulch 6. Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam, 2002 to 2006 Bob Baulch and Vu Hoang Dat 7. Chronic…