Andrew Shepherd

Director for Chronic Poverty Advisory Network

Andrew has been leading the production of the first International Chronic Poverty Report. He has also recently led work in ODI on 'Poorly Performing Countries', which is challenging the current international orthodoxy. His core interests are in policies and policy and implementation processes which will contribute to the sustainable elimination of poverty.

Outputs

Working out of chronic poverty: a policy guide

Publication - Research reports and studies - 9 August 2013

Lucy Scott, Andrew Shepherd, Pedro Martins, Dominik Bulla, Martha Chen, Davuluri Venkateswarlu, Jill Wells

This policy guide examines policies and programmes to improve the quantity and quality of work for chronically poor people engaged in informal wage employment so that their hard work can contribute to poverty escapes.

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Energy for all: harnessing the power of energy access for chronic poverty reduction

Publication - Research reports and studies - 5 June 2013

Shonali Pachauri, Andrew Scott, Lucy Scott, Andrew Shepherd

This policy guide explores how access to energy can assist with policies for the chronically poor.

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Poorest people, poorest education

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 October 2012

'The message for post-2015 policy makers is clear: beware the simplifying and distorting effects of setting such targets. They may be politically very attractive but will likely exclude significant populations who need a range of services to benefit from education.'

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Chronic Poverty Advisory Network on World Poverty Day – Oct 17th 2012

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 October 2012

'Chronic poverty is the ‘coming poverty agenda’, post 2015... The ‘how’ needs working out context by context, sector by sector, problem by problem.'

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Understanding poverty and wellbeing: a note with implications for research and policy

Publication - Research reports and studies - 8 May 2012

Poverty Analysis Discussion Group - Sabina Alkire, Jo Boyden, John Hammock, David Hulme, Claire Melamed, Allister McGregor, Diana Mitlin, Andrew Norton, Andrew Shepherd, Frances Stewart, Andy Sumner, Gaston Yalonetzky

This note takes stock of poverty research to date, proposes a set of ‘building blocks’ or lessons learnt in terms of poverty policy analysis and research, and identifies challenges and future directions for research.

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