Reducing Poverty in the UK

2013

Reducing poverty is important for those affected, for society and the economy. Poverty remains entrenched in the UK, despite considerable research efforts to understand its causes and possible solutions. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, with the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge, ran a democratic, transparent, consensual exercise involving 45 participants from government, non-governmental organisations, academia and research to identify 100 important research questions that, if answered, would help to reduce or prevent poverty. The list includes questions across a number of important themes, including attitudes, education, family, employment, heath, wellbeing, inclusion, markets, housing, taxes, inequality and power.

This paper discusses whether or, not quantitative method should alone be used to inform policy intervention to tackle poverty. While doing so the issues of ontology, epistemology, validity, reliability and generalisability will be examined within two of the most important research approaches, i.e., quantitative and qualitative, to identify their merits and shortcomings.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2021

Though it has academics in the title, our new journal isn't especially academic. Its main purpose is practical: to help reduce poverty around the world. Doing so is often seen as technical work for experts in disciplines like engineering, agriculture, pharmacology and economics. But this task also has a large moral and political component. Poor people typically have little political influence and social visibility. And if the rest of us care little about poverty eradication, then not much effort by those experts will be devoted to it. After presenting the new journal's mission, the bulk of this paper introduces poverty as a subject of constructive academic attention. It does so under five main headings: definition, description, explanation, moral assessment and eradication. At the end, the other essays in this inaugural issue are briefly presented.

2004

IFPRI was founded in 1975 to develop policy solutions for sustainably meeting the food needs of the developing world. Research, capacity strengthening, and policy communications at IFPRI concentrate on achieving economic growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries, improving food and nutrition security of poor people, and managing the natural resource base that supports agriculture. IFPRI researchers work closely with national counterparts and collaborate to strengthen research capacity in developing countries. IFPRI also strengthens the link between research and policymaking through its regional networks. It communicates the results of its research to influence policymaking and raise public awareness about food security, poverty, and natural resource issues.

1984

The Service makes such research available, without partisan bias, in many forms including studies, reports, compilations, digests, and background briefings. Upon request, CRS assists committees in analyzing legislative proposals and issues, and in assessing the possible effects of these proposals and their alternatives. The Service's senior specialists and subject analysts are also available for personal consultations in their respective fields of expertise.

Development Policy Review, 2011

although similar policies from other countries might also be assessed. The data show that poverty/hunger research has grown steadily over time in many disciplines, most significantly in Environmental Sciences and Technology. Much of this research is hidden; hence the construction of an internationally recognised open-access database is recommended so that scientists can easily identify critical gaps related to scientific capacitybuilding.

2007

This report contributes to JRF's developing anti-poverty strategy for the UK. It suggests a multi-dimensional approach to reducing poverty and highlights the need to tackle the underlying causes, rather than just the symptoms of poverty.

2005

Universities have a role to play in development work, and I think it’s an extremely exciting opportunity, something wonderful that we should be doing. Development work is great for research, it’s great for the students, and it’s great for the meaning of universities in the world. Universities are special institutions, because their mandate does not end with research and teaching. It reflects the fact that our universities are, uniquely, repositories of knowledge, and most importantly they are repositories of unbiased knowledge. Universities can do things that other institutions can not do; consulting firms, profit-maximizing firms, and the international institutions may have knowledge, but they are also driven by boards of governors reflecting geopolitical interests, or businesses out to get a contract.

International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010