- Liberalization, Globalization and Income Distribution
- G.A. Cornia / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 1999
- Recent mainstream analyses of changes in income distribution over the post World War II period have concluded that income inequality within countries tends to be stable, that there is no strong association between growth and inequalit...
- Inequality in Income and Access to Education: A Cross-Country Analysis
- D. Checchi / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 1999
- In the current debate on the relationship between inequality in income distribution and growth one of the possible link works through the access to education. After reviewing this debate, a formal model shows how the imperfection of f...
- A critical analysis of the causes of world food insecurity
- Testa G. Gebremedhin / Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives, 1997
- Although world food and agricultural production, based on current trends, should be sufficient to meet demand in the decades ahead, the world still faces a serious food crisis that is as dangerous and life-threatening for millions of ...
- Poverty alleviation : the role of rural institutions and participation
- Stephan Baas; John Rouse / Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives, 1997
- Most approaches to poverty alleviation focus on income and subsidy measures; however, there is a growing realization that these measures alone are not sufficient. The growing amount of literature on the important role that “socia...
- Land access, off - farm income and capital access in relation to the reduction of rural poverty
- Jolyne Melmed - Sanjak; Susana Lastarria - Cornhiel / Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives, 1998
- The current framework of economic growth and development includes a general trend towards the privatization of land rights and a collapse of collective structures in agriculture as well as a move towards reliance on land markets as th...
- Assessing the Impact of Rice Policy Changes in Viet Nam and the Contribution of Policy Research
- A.G. Ryan / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1999
- Analysis of the economic impact of IFPRI research on the rice policy and marketing in Vietnam between 1995-1997. The research is described, and the conclusions and recommendations that emerged are discussed in the context of th...
- Reaching the poor? Developing a Poverty Screen for Agricultural Research Proposals
- J. Farrington; A. Cox; J. Gilling / Overseas Development Institute, 1998
- The UK has long played a leading role in natural resources research - but can it meet the poverty eradication objective of the 1997 White Paper on international development? Drawing on the capital assets framework, this paper examines...
- Poverty in India and Indian States: An Update
- G. Datt / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
- A complete and updated series on poverty measures for India is presented spanning the period 1951–1994. The series are presented at the all-India level as well as for 15 major states, and for rural and urban sectors separately. K...
- Farm Productivity and Rural Poverty in India
- G. Datt; M. Ravallion / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
- To what extent do India’s rural poor share in agricultural growth? Combining data from 24 household sample surveys spanning 35 years with other sources, authors estimate a model of the joint determination of consumption-poverty e...
- The GAPVU Cash Transfer Program in Mozambique: an assessment
- G. Datt; E. Payongayong; J.L. Garrett; M. Ruel / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1997
- The GAPVU cash transfer program is an important safety net for urban Mozambique. The coverage of the program is impressive within the urban sector, reaching about 16 percent of all urban households. Although the mean transfer amount i...
- Include Me Out? The New Politics of Place and Poverty [in London]
- M. Kiernan / Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, 1998
- London is being successfully regenerated at present, yet poverty and social exclusion are increasing. The paradox is explained in part by the openness of the London economy and the lack of basic skills of a substantial minority of the...
- Land, water and local governance in South Africa: a case study of the Mutale River Valley
- E. Lahiff / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 1999
- This study examines the use and management of natural resources in an area of South Africa at a time of profound political and social change. It takes as its focus the Mutale River valley, which lies almost entirely within Venda, a fo...
- Identifying the Vulnerable: New Evidence from Peru
- Poverty Lines, World Bank, 1997
- Protecting vulnerable groups during episodes of macro-economic contractions is vital to poverty reduction in developing countries. Well-targeted emergency programs can provide temporary income support to the most needy, while longer-r...
- Designing Effective Safety Net Programs
- Poverty Lines, World Bank, 1997
- Safety net programs that target assistance to the poor vary in terms of their effectiveness. One main factor determining a program’s success is design: is it tailored to the particular needs and characteristics of the poor in a g...
- Investing in Infrastructure: A Growth Strategy that Favors the Poor?
- Poverty Lines, World Bank, 1997
- How large are gains from basic infrastructure investments, and to what extent are they beneficial to the poor? Researchers variously argue that such investments can reduce poverty. It may be that the poor have least access to infrastr...
- The lesson from Mahenye: Rural poverty, democracy and wildlife conservation [Campfire Programme]
- M. Murphree / Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources, 1999
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- The OECD Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI): update
- Oxfam, 1998
- The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) is a new investment treaty being negotiated between the world's industrialised countries in the OECD. This briefing paper explains why Oxfam believes that the draft MAI falls far short of...
- Practical Action to Eliminate Child Labour: background paper for International Child Labour Conference (Oslo)
- International Labour Organization, 1997
- Strategies for Eliminating Child Labour: prevention, removal and rehabilitation: synthesis paper for International Child Labour Conference (Oslo)
- International Labour Organization, 1997
- Short-Term Capital Flows, The Real Economy and Income Distribution in Developing Countries
- E.V.K. FitzGerald / Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 1997
- The volatility of short-term capital flows (or ‘capital surges') is now recognized as a major problem for macroeconomic management in developing countries; but the consequences for the ‘real' economy - that is, the behaviour...
- Department of Economics, Strathclyde University
- University department. Research interests in the Department are wide-ranging, with particular emphasis on Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Regional Economics and Energy Economics.
- BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS
- The BRICS Policy Center (BPC) / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). The Center is dedicated to the study of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and other middle powers, and it is administered by the Institute of International Relations...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
- The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
- International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
- Chinese platform for knowledge sharing, information exchange and international collaboration in the areas of poverty reduction and development.
- Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM)
- The CEDEM is an interfaculty centre which aims to carry out theoretical and empirical research in the fields of human migrations, ethnic relations and racism. Among others, the Centre is interested in the relations between migration processes and uneven development. These researches are led in a pluri-disciplinary perspective: political science, sociology, anthropology, international relations, la...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- Africa Progress Panel
- The Africa Progress Panel consists of a group of individuals who lend their time to track and encourage progress in Africa, and to underscore shared responsibility between African leaders and their international partners for sustaining it. A Geneva-based Secretariat supports the Panel in three main areas: research and policy; advocacy and communication; and preparation of APP core produ...
