- Pallitathya: An Information and Knowledge System for the Poor and Marginalised, Experience from Grassroots in Bangladesh
- Development Research Network, 2012
- This monograph is an attempt to share the experience of an experiment on whether access to information and knowledge has any role to play in addressing poverty. A system of information and knowledge exchange for the poor and marginali...
- ICTs and Access to Information: How to Make it Work for Promoting Human Rights
- A. Raihan / Development Research Network, 2012
- The working paper on ICTs and Access to Information: How to Make it Work for Promoting Human Rights identifies ICTs as a driving force in building an Information Society and creating the values of human rights for the protection of th...
- Examining the lessons learned from biomass cookstove campaigns, policies and programmes
- S. Akbar (ed); D. Barnes (ed); A. Eil (ed) / World Bank, 2011
- In many developing countries, the poor are still using biomass energy to meet their household cooking needs. This report examines the lessons learned from cookstove campaigns, policies and programmes and the potential of advanced biom...
- Macroeconomic Implications of Social Safety Nets in the Context of Bangladesh
- Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2012
- Social safety net is a measure taken by the government in order to prevent the vulnerable section of its population to fall beyond a certain level of poverty. Social safety net programmes (SSNPs) are designed to provide support for th...
- An Analysis of the National Budget: Allocation for the Ultra Poor
- Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2011
- This dialogue report provides a view of poverty in Bangladesh. It makes analysis on the budgetary allowance for Social Safety Net Programmes(SSNP). It indicates that in recent year, budget for SSNP has increased to about 15 percent. I...
- Priority research areas to foster food security in the Middle East
- C. Breisinger; T.V. Rheenen; C. Ringler / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
- A rapidly changing world combined with mounting domestic challenges is prompting many Middle East and North African (MENA) countries to initiate economic and social reforms. This paper uses the concept of food security to identify the...
- Rethinking Food Security Strategy: Self-sufficiency or Self-reliance
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009
- This Policy Brief discusses whether Bangladesh should continue to pursue a national food security strategy based on self-reliance or return to its earlier policy of food self-sufficiency through domestic production.
- Rethinking Food Security Strategy: Self-sufficiency or Self-reliance
- 2009
- This Policy Brief discusses whether Bangladesh should continue to pursue a national food security strategy based on self-reliance or return to its earlier policy of food self-sufficiency through domestic production.
- Implications for Human Development - Impacts of Food Price Volatility on Nutrition and Schooling
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009
- The paper highlights the impacts of the 2007/08 food price inflation on nutrition and on school attendance. It draws on the results of studies commissioned by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Even at times of av...
- A report focusing on food security and human development in Africa
- P. Conceição (ed); R. Fuentes-Nieva (ed); S. Levine (ed) / United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- Due to misguided policies, weak institutions and failing markets, sub-Saharan Africa has millions of hungry and malnourished people. This first Africa Human Development Report 2012 seeks to look beyond direct causes of food insecurity...
- Living on a Spike
- N Hossain / Oxfam, 2011
- The human face of global food price rises is often missing amongst the abstract discussions of macro-economic trends and global food price indices. In order to understand the impact of the rise in global food prices through much of 20...
- Policy planning for an ageing population
- World Economic Forum, 2012
- If policy-makers and leaders fail to plan adequately for the changes ahead, they will be inundated by the effects of global ageing, such as a dearth of workers, strained pension systems, and overburdened health care systems. This book...
- Poverty is a major cause of malnutrition, but increasing income is not the only way to intervene
- S. Horton; H. Alderman; J.A. Rivera / Copenhagen Consensus, 2009
- Undernutrition leads to increased mortality and morbidity which lead to loss of economic output and increased spending on health. Therefore, reducing undernutrition is one of the Millennium Goals, and is also a key factor underpinning...
- Global Inequality: Beyond the Bottom Billion - A Rapid Review of Income Distribution in 141 Countries
- I. Ortiz / United Nations Children's Fund, 2011
- This working paper: (i) provides an overview of global, regional and national income inequalities based on the latest distribution data from the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and Eurostat; (ii) discusses the negative implications of rising in...
- Prioritizing Expenditures for a Recovery for All: A Rapid Review of Public Expenditures in 126 Developing Countries
- I. Ortiz / United Nations Children's Fund, 2010
- This working paper examines the extent to which fiscal consolidation is occuring in 2010-11 among 126 low and middle-income countries, and the potential risks for children and poor households at a time when economic recovery is fragil...
- Sparing lives: better reproductive health for poor women
- World Bank, 2009
- The report highlights that the region faces enormous challenges in addressing inequalities in reproductive health of poor women, and focuses on the risks they face. This phenomenon perpetuates an inter-generational cycle of poverty. N...
- Bangladesh: strategy for sustained growth
- World Bank, 2007
- The premise of the report is that Bangladesh could join the ranks of middle-income countries (MICs) within a decade or some time soon after. It has the necessary assets: much-improved economic fundamentals; success in implementing man...
- Dhaka: Improving living conditions for the urban poor
- World Bank, 2006
- The demand for workers and services in the growing industries of Dhaka has prompted large scale migration from rural areas for better opportunities. The migrants contribute to the city’s economic development by providing necessar...
- Ageing, Solidarity and Social Protection: Time to Move Towards Equality
- United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012
- This document analyses the outlook for population ageing and advocates mainstreaming this issue into the public agenda. It introduces its central theme of equality and ageing. Concepts are presented and analysed, with particular empha...
- Maternal care practices among the ultra poor households in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative exploratory study
- N. Choudhury / BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011
- Although many studies have been carried out to learn about maternal care practices in rural areas and urban-slums of Bangladesh, none have focused on ultra poor women. Understanding the context in which women would be willing to accep...
- Human Development Resource Centre, India
- Translating concepts of human development into action
- CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action (CAPRi)
- Promotes collaboration on institutional aspects of natural resource management
- PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project
- Monitoring the implementation of PRSPs
- WIDER Conference on Inequality, Poverty and Human Well-being
- This conference of economists and experts met on 30-31 May in Helsinki to report and discuss research findings on human well-being, poverty and global and regional inequality, especially in the world's poorest countries. This is part of a series of conferences, meetings and research projects organized by the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations Universit...
- Sammaditthi Social Science Research, India (SSSR)
- Social science research network focussing on marginalized groups in India
- Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP)
- Childhood poverty research and policy
- Poverty and Economic Policy Network (PEP)
- PEP network finances and supports poverty research and policy in developing countries.
- Gerster Consulting
- Research and policy analysis in the fields of PRSPs, trade, globalisation, ICTs, finance and the environment
- Third World Network Africa
- Objective: Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy to advance the needs and interests of African and other third world countries
- Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, Thailand
- A regional network of grassroots community organisations, NGO's and professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities.
