My new publication on aid to remote outer islands is available open access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12759
Poverty
Poverty in Fiji
Poverty is currently being widely debated in Fiji. Here a research-based viewpoint in the Fiji Times.
Time to consider ‘multidimensional poverty’ and ‘inequality’ in Fiji and the wider Pacific
In Fiji, income poverty and consumption poverty have been widely debated. Poverty research shows that there is a need to shift to a broader understanding of poverty as a multidimensional, beyond economic poverty. Furthermore, there is a need to consider relative poverty and inequalities in the wider Pacific Islands region.
Read more in my EADI blog: http://www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=1244.
"Definitions of concepts such as ‘poverty’ and ‘inequality’ may seem an ivory tower exercise. Yet, the way in which poverty is defined matters in the real world."https://t.co/0hZ4flsMVK
— EADI (@EADI) June 21, 2022