inequality
- Stabilising post-apartheid South African society
- J. Handmaker (ed); R. Berkhout (ed) / University of Pretoria, 2010
- This book aims at providing an account of the research findings that emerged from Chalsty Centre Conference, which was organised as a meeting of civil activists in 2009 in South Africa (SA). The conference sought to reflect on civic m...
- South African civil society taking steps to fight xenophobia
- P. Bond; M. Galvin; M. Jara; T. Ngwane / Atlantic Philanthropies, 2010
- This study examines whether there is a need to reconceptualise civil society organisations (CSOs) in South Africa, given the fragmented and uneven responses of CSOs to the May 2008 violence. The document states that with the end of ap...
- The importance of mixed-nighboured housing projects in South Africa
- S. Muyeba; J. Seekings / Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010
- This paper examines South African communities who live in racially-integrated residential neighbourhoods. The paper illustrates that members of these communities consist of low-income coloured and African citizens, living in sta...
- South African economy in the 20th Century: constrained growth and persistent poverty
- N. Nattrass; J. Seekings / Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010
- This paper analyses South African economic history in the Twentieth Century, pointing to crucial changes in the economy and the roles therein played by the state, and the consequences of these for poverty. The author notices th...
- Reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa
- A. Bernstein (ed) / Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa, 2010
- This issue of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) Round Table makes reference to discussions held in April 2010 about politics and economics of inequality in South Africa. The report demonstrates that...
- Peru: has the reduction in “monetary poverty” been accompanied by increased access to basic needs?
- J.F. Castro; J. Baca; J.P. Ocampo / Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru, 2010
- This paper addresses the debate between the recent evolution of monetary poverty figures and the levels of deprivation of the Peruvian population. The paper relies on a multidimensional approach for poverty measurement to measure the ...
- What do Mozambicans think about their personal and national economic trends?
- C. Shenga / Afrobarometer, 2010
- This brief paper seeks to examine how ordinary Mozambicans experience economic trends, in view of the bright official growth and inflation rates. For this purpose, the paper uses the findings of Afrobarometer public opinion surveys fr...
- How fair are manufacturing wages in China
- A. de Regil / Jus Semper Global Alliance, 2010
- China’s manufacturing wages incorporate millions into the modern slave work model of today’s Darwinian capitalism in one of its direst possible forms. Some recent studies argue that, due to demographic trends, this economy...
- The Living Wages North and South Initiative progress in Brazil
- A. de Regil (ed) / Jus Semper Global Alliance, 2010
- Brazil undertakes a historical policy to close wage gaps that stands out for its strong affinity with Jus Semper’s TLWNSI concept for the realisation of living wages. The Brazilian government, approaching the end of its second t...
- Millennium Development Goals are progressing, but gender and other disparities remain
- Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2010
- This paper reviews the progress on three indicators of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), beside some factors contributing to that progress. The paper shows that most countries are making progress on most MDG keys, which confirms th...
- Stabilising post-apartheid South African society
- J. Handmaker (ed); R. Berkhout (ed) / University of Pretoria, 2010
- This book aims at providing an account of the research findings that emerged from Chalsty Centre Conference, which was organised as a meeting of civil activists in 2009 in South Africa (SA). The conference sought to reflect on civic m...
- South African civil society taking steps to fight xenophobia
- P. Bond; M. Galvin; M. Jara; T. Ngwane / Atlantic Philanthropies, 2010
- This study examines whether there is a need to reconceptualise civil society organisations (CSOs) in South Africa, given the fragmented and uneven responses of CSOs to the May 2008 violence. The document states that with the end of ap...
- The importance of mixed-nighboured housing projects in South Africa
- S. Muyeba; J. Seekings / Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010
- This paper examines South African communities who live in racially-integrated residential neighbourhoods. The paper illustrates that members of these communities consist of low-income coloured and African citizens, living in sta...
- South African economy in the 20th Century: constrained growth and persistent poverty
- N. Nattrass; J. Seekings / Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010
- This paper analyses South African economic history in the Twentieth Century, pointing to crucial changes in the economy and the roles therein played by the state, and the consequences of these for poverty. The author notices th...
- Reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa
- A. Bernstein (ed) / Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa, 2010
- This issue of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) Round Table makes reference to discussions held in April 2010 about politics and economics of inequality in South Africa. The report demonstrates that...
- Peru: has the reduction in “monetary poverty” been accompanied by increased access to basic needs?
- J.F. Castro; J. Baca; J.P. Ocampo / Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru, 2010
- This paper addresses the debate between the recent evolution of monetary poverty figures and the levels of deprivation of the Peruvian population. The paper relies on a multidimensional approach for poverty measurement to measure the ...
- What do Mozambicans think about their personal and national economic trends?
- C. Shenga / Afrobarometer, 2010
- This brief paper seeks to examine how ordinary Mozambicans experience economic trends, in view of the bright official growth and inflation rates. For this purpose, the paper uses the findings of Afrobarometer public opinion surveys fr...
- How fair are manufacturing wages in China
- A. de Regil / Jus Semper Global Alliance, 2010
- China’s manufacturing wages incorporate millions into the modern slave work model of today’s Darwinian capitalism in one of its direst possible forms. Some recent studies argue that, due to demographic trends, this economy...
- The Living Wages North and South Initiative progress in Brazil
- A. de Regil (ed) / Jus Semper Global Alliance, 2010
- Brazil undertakes a historical policy to close wage gaps that stands out for its strong affinity with Jus Semper’s TLWNSI concept for the realisation of living wages. The Brazilian government, approaching the end of its second t...
- Millennium Development Goals are progressing, but gender and other disparities remain
- Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2010
- This paper reviews the progress on three indicators of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), beside some factors contributing to that progress. The paper shows that most countries are making progress on most MDG keys, which confirms th...
- Rural Reconstruction Nepal
- Integrated community development programmes in Nepal
