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February 26‐27, 2009
J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, D.C.
Day One – February 26, 2009
Plenary Session 9‐9:30 a.m.
Chairs: Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin and Andrew Shepherd, Chronic Poverty Research Centre
Welcome and Goals for Conference William Hammink, Acting Assistant Administrator USAID
Plenary Session 9:30‐11:00 a.m.
Assessing Chronic Poverty Chair: Chris Delgado, World Bank
Chronic Poverty: Extent, Heterogeneity, and Solutions
Why Are There So Many Poor People in Africa and South Asia? Discussant
Andrew Shepherd, Director, Chronic Poverty Research Centre Andy McKay, Chronic Poverty Research Centre
Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin
Coffee Break 11:00‐11:15 a.m.
Plenary Session 11:15 a.m.‐12:15 p.m. How, Where and When Agriculture Can Be Used to Address Chronic Poverty
Chair: Mike Lurie, US Department of State
Affordable Food for All Including the Productive Poor in Agricultural Development Discussant
Josette Lewis, Director USAID Office of Agriculture Cheryl Morden, International Fund for Agricultural Development Thomas Jayne, Michigan State
Lunch 12:30‐2:00 p.m. Chair: Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Administrator, USAID
Speaker: The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, US Senator: “Chronic Poverty and Global Food Security”
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Plenary Session 2‐3:30 p.m.
Connecting the Chronically Poor to Agricultural Growth: The BASIS Pilot Project Agenda
Chair: Timothy Mahoney, Oxfam America
Flexible Response to Food Insecurity: Food Aid Programming and Impact in a New Era Matching Financial with Technological Innovations in Southern Africa Altering Poverty Dynamics with Index Insurance in Northern Kenya Discussants
Chris Barrett, Cornell University Dean Yang, University of Michigan Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin Arlene Mitchell, Gates Foundation David Nevill, Syngenta Foundation
Coffee Break 3:30‐3:45 p.m.
Plenary Session 3:45‐5:15 p.m.
Poverty Dynamics and Growth: What Do We Know? Chair: Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin
Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in South Africa Determinants and Consequences of Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Nepal Parallel Realities in Rural Bangladesh: Exploring Poverty Dynamics Using Mixed Methods Food Poverty Dynamics in Burkina Faso: An Analysis Based on Agricultural Data Discussants
Ingrid Woolard, University of Cape Town (work with J. May) Saurav Bhatta, Open Learning Exchange Nepal, and University of Illinois at Chicago (work with S. Sharma) Peter Davis, University of Bath Bob Baulch, Chronic Poverty Research Centre Andy McKay, Chronic Poverty Research Centre (work by S. Kabore, C. Wetta, and F. Zida) William Wallace, World Bank, Jakarta John Hoddinott, International Food Policy Research Institute
Book Launch and Reception: 5:30‐7:00 p.m.
Poverty Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Oxford University Press)
Reception sponsored by Oxford University Press [to be confirmed]
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Day Two – February 27, 2009 Plenary Session 8:45 a.m.‐9:00 a.m.
Summary of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2
Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin, and Lena Heron, USAID Plenary Session 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Asset Transfers and Cargo Nets
Chair: Brad Barham, University of Wisconsin Escaping Poverty Traps – Connecting the Chronically Poor to Economic Growth Poverty and Land Ownership in South Africa Land Reform and Human Capital Accumulation: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal Discussants
David Hulme, University of Manchester Malcolm Keswell, University of Cape Town Klaus Deininger, World Bank (with S. Jin) Admos Chinowu, University of ManchesterJolyne Sanjak, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Coffee Break: 10:30‐10:45 a.m.
Parallel Sessions 10:45 – 12:15 p.m.
Interrupting the Intergenerational Transmission (IGT) of Poverty
Chair: Andy McKay, Chronic Poverty Research Centre
Conflict and IGT of Poverty in Northern Uganda, Kate Bird, Overseas Development Institute (work with K. Higgins) Inheritance and IGT of Poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Policy Considerations, Elizabeth Cooper, University of Oxford Impact of Mothers’ Intellectual Human Capital and Long‐run Nutritional Status on Child Human Capital Outcomes in Guatemala, Agnes Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute (work with J. Behrman) Discussant: Gáspár Fajth, UNICEF
Adverse Incorporation and Social Exclusion: Why thinking in these terms is
central to tackling chronic poverty
Chair: Tony German, Development Initiatives
Challenging the Politics of Exclusion in Uganda? The Case of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund , Frederick Golooba‐Mutebi, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda (work with S. Hickey) Adverse Incorporation and Agrarian Change in South Africa: Can the Policy Contradiction be Fixed? Andries du Toit, University of the Western Cape Social Exclusion Inside a Bilateral Aid Agency: The Use and Otherwise of the Concept, Sam Hickey, Chronic Poverty Research Centre (work by A. de Haan) Discussant: Andy Norton, World Bank
Lunch: 12:15‐1:30 p.m. Chair: Gene Kahn, General Mills
Speaker: John Mellor “Agriculture and Economic Growth” Plenary Session 1:30‐2:30 p.m.
Integrating the Productive Poor into Markets Chair: Lena Heron, USAID
Using an Agro‐enterprise Learning Alliance for Inclusive Value Chain Support Making Value Chains Work for the Poor Access to Local and National Policy Processes Discussant:
Shaun Ferris, Catholic Relief Services Ruth Campbell, ACDI‐VOCA Khalid el Harizi, International Fund for Agricultural Development Natalie DiNicola, Monsanto International Partnership for Development
Plenary Session 2:30 –4:00pm Social Protection
Chair: Susan Bradley, USAID Social Transfers, Chronic Poverty and Growth Political Dynamics in Social Protection in Uganda: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges Household Dynamics, Chronic Poverty and Social Protection in Indonesia Ethiopia's Productive Social Safety Net Discussant
Armando Barrientos, University of Manchester Charles Lwanga‐Ntale, Development Research and Training, Uganda Asep Suryahadi, SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta John Hoddinott, International Food Policy Research Institute Carlo del Ninno, World Bank
Plenary Session Roundtable: 4:00‐5:00 p.m. Formulating a Policy Agenda to Address Chronic Poverty
Participants include: Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin
Brian Greenberg, InterAction Cheryl Morden, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Josette Lewis, USAID Andrew Shepherd, Chronic Poverty Research Centre
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