- Rapid population ageing means challenges for Myanmar
- HelpAge International, 2013
- Myanmar’s population is beginning to age rapidly. According to UN projections, by 2050 older people will comprise a quarter of Myanmar’s total population. Shortly after 2035, persons aged 60 and older will outnumber ...
- ICT, Development, and Poverty Reduction: Five Emerging Stories
- R. Spence 2010
- this article is mostly about mobile phone access and use, as this is the dominant story of the last decade for people in the bottom or base of the pyramid. This is not to deny the importance of broadband, Internet connection, or compu...
- Are Bangladesh’s Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
- Z Hassan 2012
- The poor in Bangladesh are more likely to belong to households with a larger number of dependents, lower education, engaged in daily wage labor, own little land and less likely to receive remittances. This poverty profile for 2005 is ...
- Spatial Dimensions of Income Inequality and Poverty in Bangladesh: An Analysis of the 2005 and 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey Data
- K Zaman 2012
- Using 2005 and 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)data, the paper examines income inequality and poverty in Bangladesh with focus on their spatial dimensions. As disparity among administrative divisions is small, such ...
- Addressing Extreme Poverty in a Sustainable Manner: Evidence from CFPR Programme
- N Das / BRAC Education Programme, 2010
- BRAC initiated an innovative programme known as Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) in 2002 to address the extreme poverty in Bangladesh. Impact assessment studies on the first phase of CFPR (2002-06) have shown that...
- Asset Transfer Programme for the Ultra Poor: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluation
- O Bandiera / BRAC Education Programme, 2011
- The world's poorest people lack both capital and skills and are trapped in low return occupations.Whether their economic lives can be transformed by programmes which attempt to tackle both constraints by providing assets and training ...
- Asian-Pacific countries must advocate education systems so vulnerable groups can participate in labour markets
- R. Maclean (ed); S. Jagannathan (ed); J. Sarvi (ed) / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- As countries in Asia and the Pacific recalibrate their growth models to consolidate their positions in the global economy, availability of a highly skilled and technically qualified human resource base will be a crucial determinant of...
- The Role of ICT in Enhancing Local Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
- S. M. Kundishora 2008
- The paper discusses the foundations for establishing a viable and sustainable ICT industry and the opportunities it offers against the challenges many African countries face in their concerted efforts to participate fully in the infor...
- Extending social security coverage in the BRICS
- International Social Security Association, 2013
- The five countries of the BRICS, Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa, are facing some common challenges with regard to ageing of their populations, urbanisation, vulnerability to environmental shocks, increas...
- Highlighting the link between gender and socially inclusive urban development programmes
- T.A. Pulley; S.I. Akand; S.N. Afroze / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- This report is the product of a sub-regional workshop on Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia. The report highlights key gender issues in urban development and lessons learned from good practices that are achieving both gender equal...
- Spatial Dimensions of Income Inequality and Poverty in Bangladesh: An Analysis of the 2005 and 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey Data
- K Zaman 2012
- Using 2005 and 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)data, the paper examines income inequality and poverty in Bangladesh with focus on their spatial dimensions. As disparity among administrative divisions is small, such ...
- Addressing Extreme Poverty in a Sustainable Manner: Evidence from CFPR Programme
- N Das / BRAC Education Programme, 2010
- BRAC initiated an innovative programme known as Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) in 2002 to address the extreme poverty in Bangladesh. Impact assessment studies on the first phase of CFPR (2002-06) have shown that...
- Asset Transfer Programme for the Ultra Poor: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluation
- O Bandiera / BRAC Education Programme, 2011
- The world's poorest people lack both capital and skills and are trapped in low return occupations.Whether their economic lives can be transformed by programmes which attempt to tackle both constraints by providing assets and training ...
- Asian-Pacific countries must advocate education systems so vulnerable groups can participate in labour markets
- R. Maclean (ed); S. Jagannathan (ed); J. Sarvi (ed) / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- As countries in Asia and the Pacific recalibrate their growth models to consolidate their positions in the global economy, availability of a highly skilled and technically qualified human resource base will be a crucial determinant of...
- The Role of ICT in Enhancing Local Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
- S. M. Kundishora 2008
- The paper discusses the foundations for establishing a viable and sustainable ICT industry and the opportunities it offers against the challenges many African countries face in their concerted efforts to participate fully in the infor...
- Extending social security coverage in the BRICS
- International Social Security Association, 2013
- The five countries of the BRICS, Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa, are facing some common challenges with regard to ageing of their populations, urbanisation, vulnerability to environmental shocks, increas...
- Highlighting the link between gender and socially inclusive urban development programmes
- T.A. Pulley; S.I. Akand; S.N. Afroze / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- This report is the product of a sub-regional workshop on Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia. The report highlights key gender issues in urban development and lessons learned from good practices that are achieving both gender equal...
- Creating competitive services markets must be the guiding principle for Asian policymakers
- M. Noland; D. Park; G.B. Estrada / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- The maturing of the manufacturing sector in many Asian countries, combined with the relative backwardness of its service sector, has made service sector development a top priority for developing Asia. This paper surveys and analyses t...
- Is Timor-Leste’s growth inclusive?
- C. Sugden / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- The newly independent Timor-Leste has established itself as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and the Pacific. This study examines the first decade of the restoration of independence to assess if Timor-Leste’s economi...
- Asia’s services sector is set to play a more successful role in the future – lessons from a continental experiment
- D. Park; K. Shin / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- This study argues that the underdeveloped service sector in Asia has the potential to become a new engine of economic growth for developing Asia, though the region has traditionally relied on export-oriented manufacturing to power its...
- Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE)
- The Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE) was founded in 2006 and has been working in the coastal region of Kenya. It was established to address democratic governance, socio?economic and youth concerns with a focus on the coast of Kenya.
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics, Brazil (ANPEC)
- National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics of Brazil
- United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
- Multidisciplinary research institute on development economics
- Agewell Foundation
- Outreach and research initiatives for the elderly in India
- Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath
- Wellbeing and poverty research in Zambia and India
- Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
- World bank website section covering Europe and Central Asia
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- UK-based membership organisation for engineers, offering training and professional support.
- National Research Council of Malawi (NRCM)
- Promoting science and technology-led development in Malawi
- Business Action for Africa (BAA)
- Business Action for Africa, delivering positive change for Africa and it's people
- Centre for Social Protection (CSP)
- The Centre for Social Protection (CSP) at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK, supports a network of partners working to mainstream social protection in development policy and encourage social protection systems and instruments that are comprehensive, long-term, sustainable and pro-poor. It produces research on: Conceptual approaches De...
