In past months, I have heard conversations about poverty in my beloved country, Zimbabwe. Based on these conversations, sentiments are that poverty in the country is worsening and is now more pronounced in urban than rural areas. Rather than reviewing the latest Zimbabwe poverty report as promised here, this blog sheds light on the level, …
My latest publication (Book Review): Poverty and Microfinance in Brunei Darussalam
Greetings, I am pleased to share my latest publication(Book review): Hajah Rose Binti Abdullah, Poverty and Microfinance in Brunei Darussalam. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25166026211015486
Is poverty in Brunei Darussalam unique and relative?
Many people, most of them Bruneians, with whom I interacted at the onset of and during fieldwork undertaken for our poverty study (described here), held the belief that the nature of poverty in Brunei is unique and relative. They stated that views of what poverty is in Brunei are different from those in other countries. …
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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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Blessing Gweshengwe PhD 