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Growth in China to slow down after the Olympics?

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China may face some challenges after the Olympics this month. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. To keep its high economic growth rate in the medium and long run, China must improve both structural reforms and economic and social equality.

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Conditional cash transfers for South African children: ( F. Lund;M. Noble;H. Barnes;G. Wright / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa , 2008); This paper assesses the rationale behind Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) in South Africa. It looks at evidence of the reach and impact of major CCT programmes, particularly in Latin America, and the ...
Persisting rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region: ( I. Christensen;B. Veillerette;S. Andricopulos / International Fund for Agricultural Development , 2007); Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty is...
Africa's emerging markets: ( D.C.L. Nellor / Finance and Development, IMF , 2008); This article discusses African countries and the second generation of “emerging market” countries. It likens attraction from institutional investors to Africa to that in emerging markets i...
Measuring shame and humiliation: ( D. Zavaleta / Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative , 2008); Shame and humiliation are central to the understanding of poverty, yet internationally comparable data on this dimension are missing. Based on existing indicators from related fields, this article sug...
Subjective poverty from a Southern perspective: ( J. Yamamoto / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath , 2008); Some argue that Northern academic tradition on subjective poverty can get very far disconnected with the reality of a developing country. This paper provides a Southern academic’s perspective on...
What is poverty in South Africa? A subjective definition: ( G. Wright;M. Noble;W. Magasela / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa , 2008); Poverty is often described as a context specific phenomenon. This paper provides a socially derived definition of poverty and social exclusion in South Africa. It analyses the results of a national su...
Figures that do not reflect reality: poverty reduction in West and Central Africa: ( Q. Wodon / World Bank , 2008); Certain African countries have experienced economic growth in recent years, yet people do not report that their poverty situation has improved. This brief asks to what extent is there a divergence bet...
Ask the poor about poverty: a subjective multidimensional concept of poverty: ( B. Van Praag;A. Ferrer-i-Carbonell / University of Amsterdam , 2008); Conventional definitions of poverty describe it as an economic condition. Contrarily, this paper describes poverty as comprising of subjective and multi-dimensional elements. Authors address two key i...
Implicating the poor in Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan: ( R. Ssewakiryange / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008); Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) incorporates poor people’s voices and perspectives. This paper focuses on the lessons learnt in the implementation of the PEAP by using exam...
It’s all in our head: health status linked to subjective socioeconomic status: ( A. Singh-Manoux;M.G. Marmot;N.E. Adler / American Psychosomatic Society , 2008); Is a persons’ health status better predicted by their subjective or objective socioeconomic status? This article examines this question and finds that: ...