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The
programme
titled
Eradication
of Poverty
in South Asia
through
the
Empowerment of the Poor
is being
implemented by the
CPD, a
partner
institution of
South
Asia
Centre
for Policy
Studies (SACEPS).
Core support
for the
programme
was received
by SACEPS
from the
International
Development
Research
Centre
(IDRC), Canada.
The
study,
built
around
a programme
of
research,
dialogue
and focus
group
discussions
(FGDs) was
initiated
in 2004, and
is led by Professor
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman,
CPD. The
programme
is designed to
address poverty
across
South Asia and
is being
implemented
in
five
countries
of
the region
- Bangladesh,
India,
Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri
Lanka.
As
part
of
this
programme,
a
large
number
of
papers/monographs
covering
country
and
thematic
studies
have
been
completed which
have
served
as
inputs
to
the final
report.
A
substantial number
of
dialogues and
FGDs
were
also
convened
at
the
national
level which included
discussions with slum
dwellers,
landless
labour,
political
leaders,
civil society
leaders,
etc. The
dialogue
process
which
informed this
programme
culminated
in
a South Asian regional Seminar
organised by
CPD-SACEPS,
in
Dhaka
during
12-13
October
2008,
where a
draft of
the overview
report of
the research
study
and
reports
of
the
country
studies were
presented
to a
gathering
of
regional and
national
experts.
Based
on
comments from
this
regional
Seminar,
a
final
report
was
prepared
and
presented
at
an
International Conference
organised
by
SACEPS-CPD in
partnership
with
Poverty
Practice, Bureau
of
Development
Policy,
United
Nations
Development
Programme
(UNDP),
New
York,
in
New
Delhi
during
17-18 December
2008.
The
Conference
was
addressed,
among
others,
by
Nobel
Laureate
Professor
Muhammad
Yunus
and Nobel
Laureate Professor Amartya Sen.
When
completed
in
2009
the
study
outputs will
include an
overview
volume on final
outcome
of
the
work,
a
volume
on
Bangladesh country studies,
four
monographs on other four country studies, two
thematic monographs, reports
on
16
dialogues
and FGDs
held in Bangladesh,
and the
reports of
the Dhaka
and
Delhi
Conferences.
Some
of these
outputs have been
published in 2008.
The final
report titled Challenging the Injustice of Poverty in
South Asia: Agendas for Inclusive Development authored
by Professor Rehman Sobhan, which is the overview research
report originating from the project, is currently being
edited by Sage for publication. |
