CROP is an international NGO initiated by the International Social Science Council (ISSC). CROP is organised around an extensive international and multi-disciplinary research network, which is open to all poverty researchers and others interested in a scientific approach to poverty. The General Assembly of ISSC appoints the CROP Scientific Committee to advise the Programme. Professor Francis Wilson, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, was appointed Chair from 2001. The members of the Scientific Committee are outstanding poverty researchers representing different geographical regions and scientific disciplines worldwide.

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