Parallel Realities
Parallel Realities
This paper explores the implications of using two methodological approaches to study poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh. Using data from a unique longitudinal study, we show how different methods lead to very different assessments of socio-economic mobility. We suggest five ways of reconciling these differences: considering assets in addition to expenditures, proximity to the poverty line, other aspects of well-being, household division, and qualitative recall errors. Considering assets and proximity to the poverty line along with expenditures resolves three-fifths of the qualitative and quantitative differences. Use of such integrated mixed-methods can therefore improve the reliability of poverty dynamics research.
CITATION: Davis, Peter. Parallel Realities . : Taylor & Francis Group , . The Journal of Development Studies,Vol.47,no.1,January 2011,pp.118-142 - Available at: https://library.au.int/parallel-realities-3