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Property tax experiment in Punjab, Pakistan
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014Pakistan faces important policy challenges in improving service delivery and growth and development. Low levels of tax revenue act as a serious constraint to economic growth, provision of services and, more generally, to building an effective state. Pakistan does poorly on revenue collection, even when compared to other developing countries.DocumentDoes participatory budgeting have an effect on the quality of public services? The case of Peru’s water and sanitation sector
Global Development Network, 2013Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. This paper analyses the link from PB to coverage and water service quality indicators.DocumentSelf Help Groups as vehicle of empowerment
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014The emergence of Self Help Groups (SHG) movement in India can be traced to the informal groups which historically people formed with others who have something in common with them, and oppressed people joining together to overcome the barriers they face. Soon after independence Government of India was concerned about the low access of the rural poor to formal credit system.DocumentEven it up: time to end extreme inequality
Oxfam, 2014Using new research and examples, this report shows the scale of the problem of extreme economic inequality, and reveals the multiple dangers it poses to people everywhere. It identifies the two powerful driving forces that have led to the rapid rise in inequality in so many countries: market fundamentalism and the capture of politics by elites.DocumentSocial networks and micro finance
Centre for Micro Finance, India, 2012This summary reviews a number of studies that deal with the issues of social networks and finance, the role of informal institutions within networks and econometrics of studying social networks.DocumentAdvancing gender equality through the budget: Latin American experiences with gender-responsive budgeting
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013Latin America is leading the way in gender-responsive budgeting and is producing some insightful lessons for other regions of the world.Gender inequality is particularly prevalent in developing regions where it prevents millions of women from exercising the basic human rights they are entitled to.DocumentLakshya: cash-flow game for rural households
2013Evolving from an action research project conducted in the Vidarbha areas of Maharashtra, India, the need for a comprehensive yet simple participatory cash-flow toolkit was realised to help rural households in recognising patterns, shortfalls and strengths of their cash-flow profiles.DocumentLiving on a Spike
Oxfam, 2011The human face of global food price rises is often missing amongst the abstract discussions of macro-economic trends and global food price indices. In order to understand the impact of the rise in global food prices through much of 2010 and into early 2011, Oxfam and research partners from the Institute of Development Studies spoke to people effected in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, and Zambia.DocumentWomen's empowerment in India: an analytical overview
Asia Foundation, 2010Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural), educational status, social status (caste and class), and age.OrganisationStrategic Foresight Group
Strategic Foresight Group seeks to undertake forward-looking research in geopolitical, economic, technological and societal changes. Their research examines future trends and discontinuities in sPages
