Is seasonal poverty in Cambodia and Zimbabwe different?

On the 20th of January 2012, I attended the launch of the book: Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development, at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex. Robert Chambers, a torchbearer in the international development profession, was one of the panelists there.  A copy of the book was presented to me as a …

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What does poverty mean in Brunei Darussalam?

Background Brunei, affectionately known as the Abode of Peace, is a high-income country on the Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia with a GDP of USD 13.5 billion (2019 estimates). It has a high Human Development Index of 0.838 (2020 estimates), which implies that Bruneians enjoy a high standard of living. By 2035, Brunei aspires …

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