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Searching with a thematic focus on Livelihoods, Livelihoods social protection, Poverty, Social protection, Social protection politics

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  Process deficits or political constraints? bottom-up evaluation of non-contributory social protection policy for rural labourers in India

  Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin, 2005

  Often, the implementation of anti-poverty programmes has been evaluated on the basis of their outcomes rather than the process of implementation. Such methods of evaluation assume that good outcome indicators are the result of good implementation.
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  Tsunami victims’ perceptions of the proposed buffer zone and its implications in eastern Sri Lanka

  South Asia Citizens Web, 2005

  This paper examines local perceptions of the proposed 200 meter buffer zone along Sri Lanka's coast, following the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The government’s decision was taken under a state of Emergency and without any consultation with the victims, their representatives, or professionals in this area.
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  Prospects for basic income in developing countries: a comparative analysis of welfare regimes in the south

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This paper explores the prospects for future pro-poor reforms to welfare regimes in the south through an analysis of the development of Southern welfare regimes in the past.
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  Politics and the PRS approach in Southern Africa

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This presentation reviews the political dimensions of the PRSP approach in the Southern Africa sub-region.
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  Thinking about the politics of social protection in Africa: towards a conceptual and theoretical approach

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005

  This paper examines how particular forms and types of politics shape policy responses on social protection in Africa, and also the political impacts and implications of adopting social protection policies.
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  Building social capital for the ultra poor: challenges and achievements

  Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2005

  BRAC introduced a programme designed to meet the special needs of the extreme poor called, "Challenging the frontier of poverty reduction: targeting ultra poor (TUP)" programme in 2002. The programme consists of economic and health inputs designed to create sustainable livelihoods. However, it was felt that the assets they received might be vulnerable to theft and damage.
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  The impact of conditional cash transfers on human development outcomes: a review of evidence from PROGRESA in Mexico and some implications for policy debates in South and Southern Africa

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This paper reflects on assessments of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer scheme (called PROGRESA) and draws comparisons with South Africa's Child Support Grant (CSG).
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  Sense in sociability? Social exclustion and persistent poverty in South Africa

  BASIS Collaborative Research Support Program, 2004

  This paper queries the ability of the South African poor to use social mechanisms of accessing capital as an exit route out of poverty.
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  A lecture on the political economy of targeted safety nets

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper sheds light on the importance of political support towards designing safety net policies. In drawing on the crisis safety net programs in Indonesia from 1998 to 2000, the author reviews 5 major issues namely, models of electoral politics, safety ropes vs.
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  Severe poverty and growth: a macro-micro analysis

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2004

  This paper discusses the relationship between growth and poverty and argues that there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate policy and institutional changes that would enable an exit out of poverty.

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