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No taxation without informational foundation: On the role of legibility in tax state developmentThis paper combines cross-national statistical analysis and in-depth historical case studies of Argentina and Chile to explore the relationship between two crucial dimensions of state capacity...
State capacity Information Fiscal capacityWorking Paper
Material barriers, cultural boundaries: A mixed-methods analysis of gender and labour market segmentation in BangladeshData on female labour force participation in Bangladesh suggest that, despite the increase in female-intensive employment opportunities through microfinance, export garment manufacturing, and community-based services, the majority of working women ar...
Gender inequality Labour market segmentation Mixed methodsWorking Paper
The livelihood impacts of COVID-19 in urban South Africa: A view from belowThis paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy measures on livelihoods in urban South Africa...
COVID-19 Welfare dynamics LockdownWorking Paper
Structural poverty dynamics in urban South Africa: A mixed-methods investigationThis paper examines the extent and determinants of structural poverty dynamics in South Africa, focusing on the socio-economically disadvantaged urban African population...
Poverty Social mobility LivelihoodsWorking Paper
Causal pluralism and mixed methods in the analysis of poverty dynamicsThis paper examines the relationship between poverty dynamics, causal pluralism, and mixed method research approaches...
Poverty Dynamics Poverty measurement Methodology (Poverty)Working Paper
Fragmenting the family?: The complexity of household migration strategies in post-apartheid South AfricaThe disruption of family life is one of the important legacies of South Africa’s colonial and apartheid history...
Children Family migration Mixed methods