Poverty
- High hopes for India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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This public wage programme is giving rural households the right to employment for the first time. There are concerns about demand for work, reaching the poorest and lack of focus on productive village assets. Development impact could be enhanced by prioritising water conservation, afforestation and focussing on village level planning.
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- How to handle trade in timber better to enhance peace and stability in the Upper Great Lakes region
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2007)
- This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and ...
- Poverty measurement in Sri Lanka and steps to improve it
- ( D. Gunewardena / Centre for Poverty Analysis, Sri Lanka , 2005)
- Recently, conceptual advances in poverty measurement have been made: ...
- Tax-financed social assistance in low-income countries for development
- ( A. Barrientos / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2007)
- This paper reviews tax-financed social assistance through transfers in kind or cash in low-income countries. Such assistance is often constrained by path dependence at a micro level due to fragmentati...
- Dealing with urban poverty in underserved settlements in Colombo
- ( N. Gunetilleke;A.A. Cader;M. Fernando / Centre for Poverty Analysis, Sri Lanka , 2004)
- This study examines the dimensions and dynamics of urban poverty in Sri Lanka to design a monitoring system for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Participatory Improvement of Underserved Settlements...
Food riots in Haiti: a crisis with deep roots
- ( M. Schuller / Center for International Policy , 2008)
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Beginning in early April, Haiti was gripped by a nationwide mobilisation to protest against high food prices, reaching a crescend...
- Review of social protection strategies in Malawi
- ( S. Devereux;B. Baulch;I. Macauslan;A. Phiri;R. Sabates-Wheeler / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2006)
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Vulnerability appears to be rising for many Malawians, whose exposure to livelihood shocks is increasing while their ability to cope is decreasing.
... Small-scale fisheries for poverty alleviation: how can the benefits be maximised?
- ( C. Béné;G. Macfadyen;E.,H. Allison / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
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The objective of this paper is to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions o...
- Does aquaculture reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in the Philippines?
- ( X. Irz;J., R. Stevenson;A. Tanoy / id21 Natural Resources , 2008)
- The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contri...
- An overview of progress made in attaining the millennium development goals with regard to children
- ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2007)
- This paper provides an overview on progress made in attaining the millennium development goals (MDGs) with regard to children....
- Poor people and ethnic minorities suffer from a loss of control over resources and a loss of culture
- ( J. Cornford;N. Matthews / Oxfam Australia , 2007)
- The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) framework, a programme for regional development by the Asian Development Bank, has brought about fast paced economic growth. However, poor people's livelihoods, cult...
