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  1. Call for reviewers for a paper on Multidimensional Poverty?

    …leave room for additional methods (Coyle & LeMaster, 2011; Simpson & Basta, 2018). The ethno-economic research methodology (EERM) presented here is a three-pronged, mixed-methods approach based on the author’s seven years of development and use of EERM in both the US and Bolivia. It includes: 1) participant observation to build context, trust and communication, 2) workshops for problem definition and language development, and 3) a survey for probl…

  2. Call for reviewers for the submitted papers on capability approach and child maltreatment

    …imately, for the actual review, you would have about 2.5 months to submit) Best and thank you for your support! ABSTRACT There are no known studies that have explored a conceptual basis for valorizing child maltreatment as a human development impediment using the Human Capability Approach. The pilot study assessed the prevalence of child maltreatment amongst 68 (N=219) school-aged children 12 – 17 years in one secondary school in Aruba using Nussb…

  3. call for reviewers for the submitted papers tackling multidimensional poverty

    …imately, for the actual review, you would have about 2.5 months to submit) Best and thank you for your support! TITLE: Overcoming Poverty in Multidimensional Poverty Interventions through Self-assessment and Mentoring Abstract A microfinance organization in Paraguay has developed the “Poverty Stoplight”, a tool that allow families to self-evaluate their level of multidimensional poverty and start an integrated mentoring process that has the goal o…

  4. HDCA-SPONSORED WEBINAR: Capabilities and Covid-19

    …dolph, Oxford 2015), winner of the American Political Science Association’s 2016 Best Book in Human Rights Scholarship and the 2019 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas to Improve the World Order. Fukuda-Parr contributes actively to international policy and research processes. Most recent appointments include the UN Committee on Development Policy as Vice Chair, the Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Access to Medicines and Innovation, and Boards of Kn…

  5. Commentary: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the coronavirus era

    …, Wits and Cambridge, University of the Witwatersrand Crises bring out the best and worst of politicians and populations. Folly, fear and fortitude are on display everywhere. In the main, democracies have fared better than non-democracies in handling the coronavirus pandemic. But the record is very varied indeed. What explains this? What can be done about it? Read the full article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/what-sets-good-and…

  6. Call for papers – Special Issue of Sustainability

    …edited by myself, Prof. Gretchen Daily, Stanford University, Dr. Pedro Conceiçao, Director, HDRO, UNDP, Dr. Heroberto Tapia, UNDP. Sustainability-Human_Development-flyer All contributions are most welcome. Note that the deadline is 20 April 2021. All papers can be directly submitted through the journal site. The special issue information is at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Human_Development Thank yo…

  7. WEBINAR: Facing Inequality: Multidimensional Poverty in the U.S

    …st time, estimates of multidimensional poverty for more than a decade, from 2008 to 2019, which covers the Great Recession and the recovery following the recession when major policy changes such as the Affordable Care Act were implemented. We measure annual changes in poverty levels, across states and among demographic groups by age, gender, income, and race. Multidimensional poverty is estimated using data on individuals and their households from…

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