Gemma Wright

Publications

• Barnes, H. & Wright, G. (2012) 'Defining child poverty in South Africa using the socially perceived necessities approach' in A. Minujin and S. Nandy (eds) Global Child Poverty and Well-Being: Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action, Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series, Bristol: Policy Press, pp135-154.
• Noble, M., Wright, G., Davies, J., Barnes, H. and Ntshongwana, P. (2011) Constituency-level Namibian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2001, Report produced for UNDP Namibia.
• Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2011) A comparison of child poverty in South Africa using the Community Survey. General Household Survey and National Income Dynamics Study, Report produced for the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town.
• Wright, G., Noble, M., Dinbabo, M., Ntshongwana, P., Wilkinson, K. and Le Roux, P. (2011) Using the National Income Dynamics Study as the base micro-dataset for a tax and transfer South African Microsimulation Model, Report produced for the Office of the Presidency, South Africa.
• Surender, R., Noble, M., Wright, G. and Ntshongwana, P. (2010) 'Social Assistance and Dependency in South Africa: An Analysis of Attitudes to Paid Work and Social Grants', Journal of Social Policy, 39 (2): 203-221.
• Wright, G. and Noble, M. (2010) Recent Social Policy Developments in Africa, Global Social Policy, 10 (1), 111-119.
• Hall, K. and Wright, G. (2010) 'A profile of children living in South Africa in 2008', Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 34 (3), 45-68.
• Wright, G., Noble, M. and Magasela, W. (2010) 'Towards a democratic definition of poverty: socially perceived necessities in South Africa', in B. Roberts, M. wa Kivilu, and Y.D. Davids (eds.), South African Social Attitudes 2nd Report:  Reflections on the age of hope, Cape Town:  Human Sciences Research Council Press, 143-166.
• Lund, F., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2009) 'Is There a Rationale for Conditional Cash Transfers for Children in South Africa?' Transformation, 70: 70-91.
• Barnes, H., Noble, M., Wright, G and Dawes, A. (2009) 'A Geographical Profile of Child Deprivation in South Africa' Child Indicators Research doi:10.1007/s12187-008-9026-2
• Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, M., and Dawes, A. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2001 at Datazone Level. Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
• Noble, M., Barnes, H., Wright, G., McLennan, D., Avenell, D., Whitworth, A., and Roberts, B. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2001 at Datazone Level. Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
• Wilkinson, K., Wright, G. and Noble, M. (2009) SAMOD User's Handbook: Installing and running the South African Microsimulation Model, Version 1.1. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Avenell, D., Noble, M. and Wright, G. (2009) South African Datazones:  A Technical Report about the Development of a New Statistical Geography for the Analysis of Deprivation in South Africa at a Small Area Level. CASASP Working Paper No. 8, Oxford: Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, University of Oxford.
• Noble, M., Barnes, H., Wright, G., and Roberts, B. (2009) Small Area Indices of Multiple Deprivation in South Africa, Social Indicators Research.  DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9460-7
• Wright, G., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Noble, S.
   (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2007 at Municipality Level, Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
• Wright, G. and Noble, M. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Municapility Level, Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
• Wright, G. (2008) Findings from the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project: A Profile of Poverty using the Socially Perceived Necessities Approach: Key Report 7, Pretoria:  Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.  http://www.casasp.ox.ac.uk/docs/IPSE%20Key%20Report%207%20DSD-CASASP.pdf
• Lund, F., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2008) Is there a rationale for conditional cash transfers for children in South Africa? School of Development Studies Working Paper No. 53, Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
• Surender, R., Ntshongwana, P., Noble, M. & Wright, G. (2007) Employment and Social Security: A Qualitative Study of Attitudes towards the Labour Market and Social Grants, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa
• Noble, M, Wright, G & Cluver, L  (2007) Conceptualising, Defining and Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa: An Argument for a Multidimensional Approach in Dawes, A., Bray, R. & van der Merwe, A.: Monitoring child rights and wellbeing: A South African Approach. HSRC Press
• Barnes,  H. Noble, M. Wright , G. & Dawes, A (2007) The South African Multiple Deprivation Index for Children: Census 2001 Cape Town: HSRC Press 2007.
• Noble, M. J. Wright, G. Magasela, W.  & Ratcliffe, A (2007) Developing a democratic definition of poverty in South Africa Journal of Poverty, 11(4), pp117-141,  2007.
• Noble, M., Barnes., H., Wright, G. and Noble, S. (2007) The Old Age Grant: A Sub-Provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2004.  Pretoria. Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Barnes, H., Cluver, L. and Wright, G. (2007) Findings from the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project:Children. Key Report 5, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Barnes, H. and Wright G.  (2007) Findings from the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project: Education: Key Report 6, Pretoria: Department of Social development, Republic of South Africa.
• Barnes, H., Noble, M., Dibben, C., Meth, C., Wright, G. and Cluver, L. (2007) South Africa Microdata Scoping Study. Report to the ESRC Research Resources Board.
• Wright, G., Noble, M. and Magasela, W. (2007) Towards a democratic definition of poverty: socially perceived necessities in South Africa URED Human Sciences Research Council Occasional Paper, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press.
• Noble. M., Babita, M., Barnes, H., Dibben, C., Magasela, W., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Phillips, H., Rama, S., Roberts, B., Wright, G., & Zungu. S (2006) The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001: Technical Report University of Oxford, UK
• Noble. M., Babita, M., Barnes, H., Dibben, C., Magasela, W., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Phillips, H., Rama, S., Roberts, B., Wright, G., & Zungu. S (2006) The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001 University of Oxford, UK
• Noble, M. Wright, G , Smith, G & Dibben, C. (2006) 'Measuring multiple deprivation at the small-area level' Environment and Planning A, 2006, 38(1) January, pages 169 -185
• Noble, Michael, Wright, Gemma & Cluver, Lucie (2006) Developing a child-focused and multidimensional model of child poverty for South Africa Journal of Children and Poverty, 2006, 12(1), 39-53
• Noble M., Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, S., Ntshongwana P., Gutierrez-Romero, R. and Avenell, D. (2006) The Child Support Grant:
   A Sub-Provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2005, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa
• Anttila, C., Barnes, H., Covizzi, I., Noble, M. and Wright, G. (2006) Dynamics of Social Grant Receipt:
   The Child Support Grant and Foster Child Grant between 2004 and 2005, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Magasela, W.,Wright, G., Ratcliffe, A. and Noble, M. (2006) Findings from the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project: Housing.
   Key Report 3, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Cluver, L., Magasela, W. and Wright, G. (2006) Health and a Safe Environment, Key Report 4, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Wright, G. (2006) A Comparison of Province-level Estimates of Eligibility for the Child Support Grant, Pretoria: National Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Ratcliffe, A., Magasela, W., Noble, M., Wright, G., Mason, D., Zichawo, S. and Chigume, R. (2005) Methodology for the Qualitative Stage of the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project
   Key Report 2, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Anttila, C. and Wright, G. (2005) Multiple Deprivation in New Deal for Communities Areas: Applying the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 to NDC Areas (New Deal for Communities National Evaluation Data Analysis Paper 28, 2005)extra.shu.ac.uk/ndc/downloads/reports/multiple%20deprivation%20in%20ndc%20areas.pdf http://extr/shu.ac.uk/ndc/downloads/reports/multiple%20deprivation%20in%20ndc%20areas.pdf
• Noble, M., Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Gutierrez-Romero, R., McLennan, D. and Avendell, D. (2005) The Child Support Grant: A Sub-provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2004, Pretoria: National Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Noble, M., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Smith, G., McLennan, D., Anttila, C., Barnes, H., Covizzi, I., Mokhtar, C., Noble, M., Avenell, D., Gardner, J., & Lloyd, M. (2004) The English Indices of Deprivation, 2004.  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, 2004.
• Smith, G., Noble, M., Anttilla, C., Gill, L., Zaidi, A., Wright, G., Dibben, C and Barnes, H.  (2004) The Value of Linked Administrative Records for Longitudinal Analysis. Report to the ESRC National Longitudinal Strategy Committee.
• Noble, M., Ratcliffe, A., Magasela, W., Wright, G., Mason, D., Zichawo, S. and Chigume, R. (2004) Preliminary Findings from the Qualitative Stage of the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project, Key Report 1, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
• Noble, M., Noble, S. and Wright, G. (2004) 'Small Area Analysis of Worklessness in England'. Report to the Social Exclusion Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, incorporated into Jobs and Enterprise in Deprived Areas Social Exclusion Report, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, September 2004.
• Noble, M. Wright, G. Lloyd, M. Dibben, C. Smith, G. Ratcliffe, A. McLennan, D. Sigala, M & Anttila, C  (2003) Scottish Index of Deprivation 2003: Summary Report Scottish Executive, Edinburgh , 2003.
• Lloyd, M., McLennan, D., Noble, M., Sigala, S. & Wright, G. (2003) Older People Count: The Help the Aged Income Index for older people in England and Wales 2003 Help the Aged, London, 2003
• Lloyd, M., McLennan, D., Noble, M., Sigala, S. & Wright, G. (2003) Summary of Older People Count: The Help the Aged Income Index for older people in England and Wales 2003 Help the Aged, London, 2003.
• Noble, M., Wright, G., Lloyd, M., Dibben, C., Smith, G.A.N.  (2003) Scottish Indices of Deprivation 2003: Full Report  Scottish Executive web document available from www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/siod-00.asp
• Noble, M., Anttila, C., Van Niekerk, R., Wright, G (2003) Housing-Related Data at Sub-District Level in England: A Feasibility Study Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, London, 2003.
• McLennan, D., Lloyd, M., Noble, M., Idani, MJ., Dibben, C and Wright, G. (April 2003) (2003) Claiming Matters: Changing patterns of benefit receipt across Wales, 1995 to 2000.  Local Government Data Unit - Wales.
• Evans, M.Noble, M. Wright, G. Smith, G. Lloyd, M & Dibben, C  (2002) Growing Together or Growing Apart? Geographic Patterns of Change in IS and JSA-IB Claimants in England 1995-2000  The Policy Press, 2002.
• Noble, M., Wright, G., Smith, G., Ratcliffe, A., Lloyd, M., Dibben, C., Braswell, S., (November 2002) (2002) Updating the Indices of Deprivation 2000: Stage One Report, Stage 1 Consultation document (London: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit).
• Smith, George, Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma (2001) 'Do we care about area effects?' Environment and Planning A, 33, 1341-1344
• Plewis, I, Smith, George, Wright, Gemma, & Cullis, A (2001) Linking Child Poverty and Child Outcomes: Exploring Data and Research Strategies ASD Research Branch Working Papers No 1, Department for Work and Pensions October 2001.
• Wright, G. & Lloyd, M. (2001) 'Spatial Distributions of Child Poverty in England and Wales' Burisa, no. 148, (July 2001), pp. 2-5.
• Noble, M. Smith, G. Wright, G. Dibben, C. & Lloyd, M  (2001) The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure, 2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Occasional Paper 16, 2001.
• Dibben, C. Surender, R. Sims, A. Noble, M, Hill, A, Goldacre, M. Goodman, Lloyd, M. Wright, G. Smith, G.  (2001) Health Poverty Index Scoping Project Report. Department of Health.
• Noble, M., Lloyd, M., Wright, G., Dibben, C. and Smith, G.A.N. (2001) 'Developing deprivation measures for Northern Ireland' Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland 31.
• Noble, Michael, Smith, George, Wright, Gemma, Dibben, Chris, Lloyd, Myfanwy & Penhale, Bruce. (2000) Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation: 2000 Edition. The National Assembly for Wales.
• Noble, Michael, Penhale, Bruce, Smith, George, Wright, Gemma, Dibben, Chris, Owen, Tom & Lloyd, Myfanwy (2000) Indices of Deprivation 2000 Regeneration Research Summary, Number 31 2000, Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions (DETR)
• Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma.  (2000) 'Identifying poverty in rural England' Policy & Politics vol 28 no 3, pp.293-308.
• Noble, M., Smith, G.A.N., Penhale, B., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Owen, T. & Lloyd, M.  (2000) Measuring Multiple Deprivation at the Small Area Level: The Indices of Deprivation 2000 DETR, Regeneration Research Summary No. 37, 2000
• Noble, M., Penhale, B., Smith, G.A.N., Wright, G., Dibben, C. & Lloyd, M., (2000) Response to the Formal Consultations on the Indices of Deprivation 2000 DETR, London.
• Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma (1997) 'Indicators of Rural Poverty' BURISA 131.
• Smith, G., Smith, T., & Wright, G. (1997) 'Choice, diversity or division? Poverty and schooling 1979-1997' in Walker, A & Walker, C Britain Divided: the Growth of Social Exclusion, 1979-1997.
• Noble, M. & Wright, G (1997) 'Using HB/CTB data to measure poverty' Anti Poverty Matters ( Issue 13, Local Government Anti Poverty Unit 1997.