Institute of Development Studies

The Social Impacts of Crisis

'How have people and communities experienced recent global economic shocks? '

How have people and communities experienced recent global economic shocks? In early 2009, the Social Impacts of Crisis project started work in 12 community 'listening posts' in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Yemen and Zambia to answer this question. Funded by the UK Department for International Development, the project developed rapid participatory tools, making repeat research visits to explore the impacts of the 'Triple F' - food, fuel and financial - crises.

 

With the focus on how people and everyday lives have been affected, the research findings complement – and sometimes challenge – macroeconomic and national assessments of the impacts. It has uncovered evidence about how people have experienced official responses to the crisis, and signs of likely enduring harms to livelihoods and wellbeing. This qualitative research is being complemented by analysis of household survey data in Indonesia and Zambia, in a parallel IDS research project on the Microeconomics of the Crisis.

• IDS key contact: Naomi Hossain
• Project dates: March 2009 - March 2011
• Project status: Open
• Funder: Department for International Development (DFID)

Researchers

• Naomi Hossain

Partner Organisations

• Oxfam

Selected Outputs

• (2012) 'Anatomy of Coping' , World Bank
• Hossain, N. and Green, D. (2012) ' 'Living on a Spike: How is the 2011 Food Price Crisis Affecting Poor People' '
• Hossain, N. and Green, D. (2011) 'Living on a Spike: How is the 2011 food price crisis affecting poor people' , Oxfam
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Bangladesh'
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Indonesia'
• Hossain, N (2010) 'SICR Summary Kenya'
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Yemen'
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Summary Zambia'
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'SICR Synthesis'
• Hossain, N. (2010) 'Social Impacts of Crisis Report'
• Hossain, N. (2009) 'The Food and Financial Crisis Five Months Later'
• Hossain, N., Eyben, R. et al (2009) 'Accounts of Crisis: Poor People's Experiences of the Food, Fuel and Financial Crises in Five Countries' , Brighton: IDS
• Hossain, N. (2009) 'IFPBFinCrisis'

Related Links

• Living on a Spike
• Better Future