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Author:   Paul Shaffer (Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Trent University, Canada)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.418kg
ISBN:  

9780199676903

ISBN 10:   0199676909
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   25 July 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1: Q-Squared: Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to poverty analysis Part 2: Identification: Who are the poor and what are their characteristics? 2: Foundations: Epistemology 3: First Generation Q²: Exploring differences 4: Second Generation Q²: Addressing comparability and validity Part 3: Causal Analysis: Why are people poor? 5: Foundations: Causation and causal inference 6: Q² Causal Analysis: Exploring the drivers of poverty status and dynamics 7: Q² Impact Assessment: Evaluating the poverty impact of programs and projects Part 4: Conclusion 8: Conclusion Appendix: Q² research designs and methods A.1: Identification: Who are the poor and what are their characteristics? A.2: Causal analysis of poverty status and dynamics A.3: Causal analysis in impact assessment

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For anyone who wants to understand the rising importance given to combining quantitative and qualitative studies within the field of development studies - or in the social sciences more generally - Paul Shaffer's book draws on a range of examples from the poverty literature to provide a theoretically sophisticated, empirically grounded and highly readable explanation. Naila Kabeer, Professor of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London

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Paul Shaffer is a professor of international development studies at Trent University, Canada. He has conducted research, and worked on applied poverty issues, in around twenty five countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. His publications have appeared in top international development journals such as World Development and the Journal of Development Studies. Shaffer was the recipient of the 2010 Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching, Trent University's highest teaching honour. He holds a DPhil from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

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