It was established with initial funding from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID).
[2] CPRC aimed to focus attention on chronic poverty, stimulate national and international debate, deepen understanding of the causes of chronic poverty, and provide research, analysis, and policy guidance that will contribute to its reduction.
Combinations of capability deprivation, low levels of material assets and socio-political marginality keep them poor over long periods.
[3] The work of the CPRC programme led to the creation of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN).
[4] CPAN is a network of researchers, policy makers and practitioners across 17 countries which looks at tackling chronic poverty; it is hosted at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in Brighton,[5] after 11 years with the Overseas Development Institute.