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Multidimensional Poverty in Crisis: Lessons from Zimbabwe

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  • Quentin Stoeffler
  • Jeffrey Alwang
  • Bradford Mills
  • Nelson Taruvinga

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Zimbabwe experienced an acute social, political, and economic crisis from 2001 to 2008 and is now on a recovery path. This paper explores changes in poverty between 2001, 2007, and 2011–2012 using an Alkire–Foster multidimensional poverty index. Results indicate a large increase in poverty across multiple dimensions of household wellbeing between 2001 and 2007 (the start of the crisis peak), followed by a decrease in poverty between 2007 and 2011–2012, during the recovery period. Decomposition of the index shows significantly different trends in poverty dimensions over time with implications for short- and long-term social assistance policies.

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  • Quentin Stoeffler & Jeffrey Alwang & Bradford Mills & Nelson Taruvinga, 2016. "Multidimensional Poverty in Crisis: Lessons from Zimbabwe," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(3), pages 428-446, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:52:y:2016:i:3:p:428-446
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1087511
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