Even the ‘Rich’ are Vulnerable: Multiple Shocks and Downward Mobility in Rural Uganda

Bird, Kate; Shinyekwa, Isaac

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7679.2005.00276.x

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“…In this, our work builds on methods developed in previous work by the CPRC (Davis and Baulch, 2008;Bird and Shinyekwa, 2005). It combined quantitative analysis of the Northern Uganda Baseline Survey (NUBS) with in-depth qualitative fieldwork.…”

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Conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda

Bird

Higgins

McKay

2010

J of Intl Development

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This article explores the relationship between conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda using a Q-squared approach, which combines and sequences qualitative and quantitative approaches. The focus is on whether people with education have greater resilience than those without during and following periods of conflict and insecurity. Findings include that conflict in Northern Uganda has resulted in chronic and intergenerational poverty, and that education supports resilience during and following periods of conflict and insecurity – it is a ‘portable’ asset of great value. The article concludes that education should be supported by governments and donors during and post‐conflict. This will support resilience during conflict, limiting the poverty impact of conflict on households and enabling a speedier post‐conflict recovery. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.conflict , resilience , education , chronic poverty , intergenerational transmission of poverty , Uganda ,

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Conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda

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Higgins

McKay

2010

J of Intl Development

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“…In development studies particularly, LHs have been used to examine poverty (Kothari and Hulme 2004;Bird and Shinyekwa 2005), well-being and economic empowerment (Locke and Lloyd-Sherlock 2011), and policy development and its implications (Chimhowu and Hulme 2006;Lewis 2008). Although LHs have 'now developed into a significant, theoretically dense, and diverse sub-set of historical and social-scientific enquiry' (Godfrey and Richardson 2004:144), they are not used in mainstream CCVA research which tends to be dominated by surveys, semi-structured interviews, and risk and impact modelling and assessments (see Supplementary Material 1).…”

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Exploring methodological approaches to assess climate change vulnerability and adaptation: reflections from using life history approaches

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People in developing countries face multiple risks, and their response decisions sit at the complex and often opaque interface of climatic stressors, constrained resource access, and changing livelihoods, social structures, and personal aspirations. Many risk management studies use a well-established toolkit of methodologies-household surveys, focus group discussions, and semistructured interviews. We argue that such methodological conservatism tends to neglect the dynamic and differentiated nature of livelihood decisions. Since different methodologies privilege different portrayals of risk and response, we highlight how plural methodological approaches can capture a broader range of perspectives and problematisations. In this paper, we draw on life history (LH) interviews across four countries (Kenya, Namibia, Ghana, and India) to offer one way of expanding current methodological approaches on vulnerability and adaptation. We argue that LHs offer four key 'value additions'. First, LHs give insights into the multiple and interacting nature of drivers of response behaviour. Second, they highlight intra-household dynamics to demonstrate how people with differential power shape risk management decisions. Third, LHs support explorations of past decisions, present situations, and future aspirations, thus producing temporally nuanced enquiries. Fourth, they provide a powerful analytical lens to capture the interplay of motivations, aspirations, and values on livelihood choices and adaptation outcomes. By adding value in these four ways, LHs challenge assumptions about how and why people respond to multiple risks and offer a nuanced understanding of adaptation processes.

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“…Other studies have indicated that the lack of independent rights to land can make women extremely vulnerable to downward mobility on separation, divorce, or widowhood (Bird and Shinyekwa, 2005). Without access to and control over assets and, in particular, productive resources, it has been argued that women's negotiating power within the marriage is diminished.…”

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Inheritance: A Gendered and Intergenerational Dimension of Poverty

Cooper¹,

Bird²

2012

Development Policy Review

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This collection of articles contains new and important findings concerning the scale and significance of asset transfers through inheritance among different populations, as well as the ways in which inheritance affects economic and social status and mobility. Evidence exists of women commonly losing access to assets when properties are redistributed following a spouse's death. This and the household effects of gaining or losing access to heritable property highlight the gendered and intergenerational dimensions of inheritance. As an introduction to the collection, this article provides an overview of how inheritance has been understood in poverty-related policy and research up to now. We then synthesise what the new findings presented in this collection tell us about inheritance as a crucial factor in women's poverty and the intergenerational transmission of poverty, highlighting what other researchers and policy-makers can take from this research to address the gendered and intergenerational dimensions of inheritance in different contexts.

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Even the ‘Rich’ are Vulnerable: Multiple Shocks and Downward Mobility in Rural Uganda

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda

Conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda

Exploring methodological approaches to assess climate change vulnerability and adaptation: reflections from using life history approaches

Inheritance: A Gendered and Intergenerational Dimension of Poverty

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