Institute of Development Studies Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Rwanda Covid-19 Poverty Monitor Bulletin
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06-01)This is one of a number of bulletins produced by the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Focused on Rwanda, the bulletin reports on areas of concern for the poorest and potential impoverishment; ... -
Poverty, Hunger and Jobs: Pandemic Update and Recovery Prospects
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07-10)The COVID-19 pandemic and intersecting crises— including climate change, conflict, debt, and the ‘triple F’ crisis (food, fuel, finance)— have reversed progress on a range of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ... -
Cambodia Covid-19 Poverty Monitor Bulletin
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)This bulletin is one of a series produced by the Chronic poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) during the pandemic. It builds on a foundation developed by pre-pandemic qualitative research on poverty dynamics to understand the ... -
Why Mass Tax Registration Campaigns Do Not Work
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07)In recent years, policymakers and donors have become increasingly interested in the use of mass registration campaigns as a tool to expand the tax nets of lower-income countries. While registering taxpayers is common – and ... -
Chronic Poverty Report 2023: Pandemic Poverty
(Institute of Development StudiesInstitute of Development Studies, 2023-07)The Chronic Poverty Report 2023: Pandemic Poverty sets out to investigate the highly negative effects of the Covid-19 restrictions, and most importantly, the success or otherwise of the measures pursued to mitigate those ... -
Key Considerations: Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Emergency Response in South and Southeast Asia and Beyond
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07-03)In many settings, people with disabilities face multiple and complex layers of environmental, societal and structural barriers. These barriers can lead to them being disproportionately harmed, neglected and excluded during ... -
Equitable Support for Livelihoods and Food
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07-03)The Covid-19 pandemic and policy responses to contain its spread had severe impacts on people’s livelihoods and food security. It exposed weaknesses and inequities in social protection systems, food production and distribution, ... -
Shockproof and Inclusive Fiscal Policies
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-07-07)The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the economies of most countries. What differed is the intensity of the impact, which ranged from mild economic contractions to devastating recessions and downturns. ... -
The Pandemic, Informality and Poverty: Rethinking Economic Policy Responses to the Informal Economy
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Informal workers, who represent over 60 per cent of all workers globally, were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic restrictions and recession. The pandemic exposed the pre-existing disadvantages that informal ... -
Measures to Mitigate Pandemic Restrictions
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in the global South were dominated by movement restrictions and lockdowns imposed in the global North, and not always relevant to the countries or geographical areas where they ... -
Responding to Polycrisis in Ethiopia and Kenya
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)The spread of Covid-19 was layered on to various intersecting crises (‘polycrisis’), worsening people’s lives and weakening governments’ responses to the pandemic. Many responses to multiple crises focus on single hazards. ... -
Lessons on South Africa’s Social Protection Response to Covid-19
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)South Africa stands out for its social protection response to Covid-19, especially regarding the expansion of programmes, number of beneficiaries and benefit amount. At the height of the pandemic, the government ... -
Migrants’ Vulnerabilities in India During the Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Migration promotes agglomeration of economic activity in more productive locations and improves employment opportunities for households in less developed regions, alleviating poverty and boosting shared prosperity through ... -
Mitigating Learning Disruption During Covid-19: Evidence from India
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Long school closures in India during the pandemic caused significant learning disruption, with particularly adverse consequences for marginalised girls and boys. Data from large-scale representative surveys does not ... -
Delegating Authority in Bangladesh to Manage the Covid-19 Pandemic
(2023-06)Bangladesh, like most countries, grappled with the harsh conditions of Covid-19, with little infrastructure and set up of institutions to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. A country with a large informal ... -
The Role of Local Resources in Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Governments often found it challenging to mitigate the negative socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19 for households in and near poverty. Local efforts were critical to supplement government measures and implement government ... -
CLARISSA Cash Plus: Innovative Social Protection in Bangladesh
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)Social protection, and cash transfers especially, have been found to have many positive impacts on families’ lives and are now widely recognised as a cornerstone of any prosperous, fair society. The CLARISSA Cash Plus ... -
Horticulture in Kenya: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-01-29)The horticulture sector is fundamental to Kenya’s economy and its citizens’ livelihoods. However, global connectivity and high perishability make the sector vulnerable to shocks. The Covid-19 pandemic and related policy ... -
Informality and Marginalised Groups in Crisis Response
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06-28)The Covid-19 pandemic had ripple effects that extend beyond the domain of health risks into economic, social, and political domains. These effects were not evenly distributed and exacerbated existing societal inequalities ... -
Surviving the Covid-19 Pandemic in Myanmar: Stories of Children's Fights and Hopes
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-06)This collection of children's stories was created as part of a research project titled "The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Myanmar", which was conducted by Terre des hommes (Tdh) and the ...
