Thinking Small, and Thinking Big about Poverty: Maymana and Mofizul's Story Updated

David Hulme and Karen Moore
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David Hulme: Director, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester
Karen Moore: Professor, Institute for Development Policy and Management, Sc hool of Environment and Development, University of Manchester

Bangladesh Development Studies, 2010, vol. 33, issue 3, 69-96

Abstract: The Bangladesh Development Studies Vol. XXXIII, September 2010, No. 3 Thinking Small, and Thinking Big about Poverty: Maymana and Mofizul’s Story Updated D AVID H ULME K AREN M OORE * In earlier articles, Hulme argued in favour of ‘thi nking small’ about poverty and poverty reduction, illustrating this th rough an analysis of a single life history of a poor, two-person household in rural Bangladesh. This analysis was based on a series of interviews w ith household head Maymana and her son Mofizul, fortnightly over the p eriod of a year (October 1999-September 2000), and in December 2000 . Since then, researchers have revisited Maymana and Mofizul in September 2003, and in February, March and April 2005. This paper reviews the experiences of the household until and after 2000, and updates the analysis to reflect post-2000 dynamics. Against the odds, Maymana and Mofizul have improved the quality of their live s and increased their assets over the five year period. Earlier conclusions have largely been born out. In particular, Maymana and Mofizul’s story emphasises three issues: (i) health shocks, as well as chronic ill-health and

Keywords: Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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