Social protection
- How best to measure pension adequacy
- A.G. Grech / Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economic and R, 2013
- Though the main benchmark used to assess pension reforms continues to be the expected resulting fall in future government spending, the impact of policy changes on pension adequacy is increasingly coming to the for...
- Social Protection for Agricultural Growth
- Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
- Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under?performance of agriculturein many African countries, where smallholder farming is still the dominant livelihood activityand the main source of employment, food and incom...
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- The Green Belt Initiative and Land Grabs in Malawi
- Chinsinga, B / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- FAC Policy Brief 55 by Blessings Chinsinga and Michael Chasukwa There is often a mismatch between the apparent benevolent intents and the practical manifestations of the large scale land deals. The empirical realities of t...
- Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC)
- The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) is a six year global research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), SLRC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening the evidence base and informing policy and practice around livelihoods and servic...
- A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City
- M Alam / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
- Informal sector is a very important area of the economy for any developing country; it is a growing occupational sector for the less skilled people, living both in urban and rural areas. Considerable amount of employment are ensured b...
- Sri Lanka is rebuilding its post-war infrastructure, but the impact of this approach has yet to be assessed
- P. Fernando; S. Moonesinghe / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Sri Lanka has just witnessed the end of a protracted war that lasted for about three decades. This paper explores how the war affected livelihoods in the north and east of Sri Lanka, and assesses the current state of basic services an...
- Post-conflict northern Uganda is a rich environment for research on basic services and social protection provisions
- K. Gelsdorf; D. Maxwell; D. Mazurana / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The effects of three decades of violence on the populations of Uganda’s Greater North have been immense, and one challenge lies in identifying what policies and programmes can help these populations recover and adapt their livel...
- Connecting DRC to its neighbours can substantially advance livelihood development
- B. Weijs; D. Hilhorst; A. Ferf / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The people in DRC have suffered enormous loss of life and livelihoods due to almost two decades of war and insecurity. This paper undertakes a critical review of existing evidence on livelihoods and the delivery of basic services and ...
- Conflicted goals and practices between donors in Afghanistan is a problem that must be tackled
- A. Pain / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Afghanistan is a low-income country with conflicting cultures and rooted terrorism. This paper examines the current developmental context in Afghanistan, exploring the roles of national policies and external aids in that case. ...
- How best to measure pension adequacy
- A.G. Grech / Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economic and R, 2013
- Though the main benchmark used to assess pension reforms continues to be the expected resulting fall in future government spending, the impact of policy changes on pension adequacy is increasingly coming to the for...
- Social Protection for Agricultural Growth
- Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
- Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under?performance of agriculturein many African countries, where smallholder farming is still the dominant livelihood activityand the main source of employment, food and incom...
- The Green Belt Initiative and Land Grabs in Malawi
- Chinsinga, B / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- FAC Policy Brief 55 by Blessings Chinsinga and Michael Chasukwa There is often a mismatch between the apparent benevolent intents and the practical manifestations of the large scale land deals. The empirical realities of t...
- A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City
- M Alam / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
- Informal sector is a very important area of the economy for any developing country; it is a growing occupational sector for the less skilled people, living both in urban and rural areas. Considerable amount of employment are ensured b...
- Sri Lanka is rebuilding its post-war infrastructure, but the impact of this approach has yet to be assessed
- P. Fernando; S. Moonesinghe / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Sri Lanka has just witnessed the end of a protracted war that lasted for about three decades. This paper explores how the war affected livelihoods in the north and east of Sri Lanka, and assesses the current state of basic services an...
- Post-conflict northern Uganda is a rich environment for research on basic services and social protection provisions
- K. Gelsdorf; D. Maxwell; D. Mazurana / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The effects of three decades of violence on the populations of Uganda’s Greater North have been immense, and one challenge lies in identifying what policies and programmes can help these populations recover and adapt their livel...
- Connecting DRC to its neighbours can substantially advance livelihood development
- B. Weijs; D. Hilhorst; A. Ferf / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The people in DRC have suffered enormous loss of life and livelihoods due to almost two decades of war and insecurity. This paper undertakes a critical review of existing evidence on livelihoods and the delivery of basic services and ...
- Conflicted goals and practices between donors in Afghanistan is a problem that must be tackled
- A. Pain / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Afghanistan is a low-income country with conflicting cultures and rooted terrorism. This paper examines the current developmental context in Afghanistan, exploring the roles of national policies and external aids in that case. ...
- Post-conflict Nepal needs reliable evidence-base on development to build on the solid progress already made
- B.R. Upreti; R. Mallett; B. Babajanian / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Nepal has made good progress against most socio-economic indicators in the aftermath of armed conflict (1996-2006), and there has been a decline in material poverty. At the same time, significant policy challenges remain and need to b...
- NGOs have failed to understand the perspective of north-western Pakistani people in their conflict-affected situation
- B. Shahbaz; Q.A. Shah; A.Q. Suleri / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Poverty, livelihoods, food insecurity, access to basic services, social protection and aid and governance in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan are issues that need to be closely addressed. This paper focuses on the poor livelihood s...
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC)
- The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) is a six year global research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), SLRC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening the evidence base and informing policy and practice around livelihoods and servic...
