Last week, I was revising Chapter One of my book on poverty eradication, which I submitted to a University Press for consideration along with the book proposal. The book manuscript, comprising 10 chapters, is now 100% complete in its first draft. As I was revising the chapter in question, I came to appreciate how our …
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What does the scholarly article ‘…Poverty from above and below in Brunei Darussalam’ say about poverty eradication in Brunei?
Reading the scholarly article ‘Administering and encountering the poor: Poverty from the above and below in Brunei Darussalam’ – authored by one of my PhD Supervisors, Dr Noor Hasharina Hassan and others – reminded me of the intriguing workshops we had in 2011-12 with Professor Robert Chambers at the Institute of Development Studies, University of …
What is the level of poverty in the wealthy state of Brunei Darussalam?
Brunei Darussalam has a laudable ambition of Zero Poverty by 2035, set in 2008, long before the United Nations even thought of eliminating global poverty through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During my PhD fieldwork, I was often asked, in reference to Brunei’s Zero Poverty aspiration, whether a country could ever eliminate poverty within …
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