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- What role do different knowledge systems play in natural resource management in Nepal?
- ( H., R. Ojha;R., B. Chhetri;N., P. Timsina;K., P. Paudel / International Development Research Centre , 2007)
- The focus of the publication is to analyse and understand how different groups of social agents engage in the diverse knowledge systems operating in the natural resource sector in Nepal. It examines h...
- Making linkages between researchers and policy makers in the Making Markets Work programme
- ( A. Duncan; A. Barnett / Making markets work better for the poor , 2005)
- This paper explores ways in which those who are involved in Making Markets Work (MMW) programmes can be effective at influencing policy and practice, whether of government, development agencies, priva...
- Literature review of Poverty Reduction Strategies monitoring systems
- ( H. Lucas; D. Evans; K. Pasteur; R. Lloyd / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2004)
- This report reviews recent literature on the monitoring of Poverty Reduction Strategies. It discusses four challenging issues: institutional arrangements; the role of non-government organisations; i...
- Researchers need to be better trained in how to influence policy
- ( J. Court; J. Young / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2004)
- This article argues that while better use of research-based evidence in development can help to save lives, reduce poverty and improve the quality of life, for this to happen more effectively research...
- Improving policy for poverty monitoring and assessment
- ( Regional Conference on Poverty Monitoring in Asia , 2004)
- This paper presents a summary of key discussions and findings from a Regional Conference on Poverty Measurement in Asia. The conference was held in March 2004 and sought to contribute to three broad p...
- Contributory factors to ineffective social policy responses
- ( V.J. Bolt; N. Pratt; K. Bird; T. O'Neil / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK , 2004)
- This paper examines the fracture points in social policy formation, from agenda setting through to policy formation and its legitimisation. The authors query the reasons as to why policy makers may st...
- Technical innovation in the study of poverty dynamics
- ( M. Adato; F. Lund; P. Mhlongo / Conference: Q-Squared in Practice: Experiences of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Poverty Appraisal, May 2004 , 2004)
- This technical paper examines the methodology used in the qualitative component of a longitudinal study of poverty dynamics in rural and urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The auth...
- Qualitative methods often more effective for social research
- ( H. Fuenfgeld; S.T. Hettige; M. Mayer; S. Senaratna-Sellamuttu / Poverty and Economic Policy Network , 2004)
- This paper critically examines qualitative research methodologies used for community based poverty monitoring (CBPM), as employed in two case studies in rural Sri Lanka: Hambantota district, located o...
- How DFID implemented its Sustainable Livelihoods Approach
- ( W. Solesbury / Research and Policy in Development, ODI , 2003)
- This paper is a case study of the influence of research on a particular shift in policy for the UK Department of International Development (DFID). In the 1997 White Paper on international development,...
- Impact of policy guidance documents on development agency practice
- ( L. Piron; J. Court / Research and Policy in Development, ODI , 2004)
- What impact do policy documents have on practice? How can policy guidance be made more effective? Relatively little is known amongst international donors about the key factors that affect how policy g...
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