Resources
BWPI Publications
BWPI produces a variety of publications including books, journal articles, policy briefs and working papers.
worldpoverty@manchester
worldpoverty@manchester is a series of global poverty-focused policy briefings. These aim to provide researchers and policy makers with clear, quickly accessible information on recent and ongoing BWPI research on global poverty.
BWPI Working Paper Series
Stay informed on the latest research in our BWPI Working Papers section. All the papers are freely available to download.
The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre
CEO: David Hulme; Research Directors: Sam Hickey and Kunal Sen
The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID) is a network of researchers and policy partners in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the UK and the USA. ESID is hosted by BWPI/IDPM at the University of Manchester and is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development. Visit the ESID website to stay updated on this exciting new research programme.
Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Until March 2011, BWPI worked with CPRC, an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs established in 2000 to deepen understanding of the causes of chronic poverty. Visit the CPRC website to access the wealth of resources, including policy briefs, reports and an online database and toolkit .
Other networks and partnerships
BWPI is collaborating on research into climate change and urban poverty in Bangladesh (alongside the Global Urban Research Centre (GURC) and the Manchester Architecture Research Centre (MARC).
Information Centre on Social Protection (CIPS)
The CIPS website provides information in Portuguese on social protection.
CIPS is a joint initiative of the Executive Secretariat of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), ILO Lisbon Office and ILO/STEP Portugal Project.
Creative Development Project (PDF, 123KB)
The Creative Development Project is dedicated to harnessing the capacity of creative industries to support social and economic development, primarily in developing countries.
RIMISP - the Latin American Centre for Rural Development
BWPI is collaborating to support postgraduate programmes training academic staff working on rural development and poverty reduction.
The Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research (CGBCR)
The Centre seeks to contribute to important contemporary debates in economic growth and development, macroeconomic fluctuations and stability, and government intervention and policy.
BWPI supports the Zimbabwe Reconstruction Research Group and has produced a joint report on 'Moving Forward in Zimbabwe' (PDF, 6.2MB). For more information and to dowload the full report, visit the Zimbabwe page in our Research Areas.