Poverty persistence and transitions in Uganda: A combined qualitative and quantitative analysis

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Credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial sector in Uganda (2005, methodology): “…the welfare of the poor directly (consumption smoothing that reduces their vulnerability to short term income shocks) (Binswanger and Khandker 1995; Heidhues 1995; Nwanna 1995) and for enhancing productive capacity through financing investment by the poor in their human and physical capital.”
The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: An Overview (2013, background): “In Zimbabwe, polygamous households are amongst the most vulnerable to income shocks (Mutangadura, 2001) and in Uganda polygamy was identified by Lawson et al. (2003) as a widespread driver of poverty.”
Escaping poverty and becoming poor in 36 villages of Central and Western Uganda (2006, background): “Some insights have been provided by household surveys and participatory poverty assessments carried out in the past (GoU, 2002a ; Lawson et al, 2003 ).”
Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya (2010, background): “A veritable literature from diverse fields, including anthropology, economics and development studies, has examined aspects of household and individual poverty dynamics (Attwood, 1979; Bane and Ellwood, 1986; Barrett et al., 2001; Bird and Shinkeya, 2003; Lawson et al., 2003; Christiaensen and Subba”