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Publications [#270065] of Anirudh Krishna

Journal Articles

1. Krishna, A; Lecy, JD, The balance of all things: Explaining household poverty dynamics in 50 villages of Gujarat, India, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, vol. 2 no. 2 (January, 2008), pp. 160-175, Dialectical Publishing, ISSN 1834-0806 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/18)

   Abstract:
   Explanations for poverty have often tended to focus on momentous, especially calamitous, events. In this analysis we show how households’ longer-term economic fortunes are more significantly influenced by a succession of quotidian, recurring, and comparatively minor events. Rather than any single event, it is the balance of positive and negative everyday events that better explains where a household will eventually land up. Policy interventions can make a deeper impact on poverty by influencing the balance of everyday events. © 2008 eContent Management Pty Ltd.