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Searching with a thematic focus on Governance, Poverty, Household poverty

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  Household sample surveys in developing and transition countries

  United Nations [UN] Statistics Division, 2005

  Detailed demographic and socio-economic data have become indispensable in economic and social policy analysis, development planning, programme management and decision-making at all levels. Consequently, policy-makers and other stakeholders have turned to household surveys as an important mechanism for collecting information on populations. [adapted from the authors]
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  Food and the poor: how can democratic local governments reduce food insecurity in Africa?

  United Nations Capital Development Fund, 2007

  Food insecurity dramatically affects millions of people both in rural areas and in urban centers of poor countries, with unacceptable human, economic, social and political consequences. This book highlights the specific roles that emerging democratic local governments have to play in reducing food insecurity.
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  Are all labor regulations equal? Assessing the effects of job security, labor dispute and contract labor laws in India

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007

  Are labour laws important constraints to income and job growth in the manufacturing and registered sectors of India? This paper studies the economic effects different types of labour laws, as well as of the increasing use of contract labour in India.Key findings include:
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  False starts: the exclusion of Romani children from primary education in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

  Amnesty International, 2006

  The low school attendance rates and poor achievement levels of Romani children in the former Yugoslavia are often explained through the use of negative stereotypes about the Roma’s "way of life" or attitude towards education.
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  Reducing urban violence in developing countries

  Brookings Institution, 2006

  This brief presents an integrated framework for understanding urban violence. It is informed by the findings from participatory urban appraisals of violence undertaken in 18 poor urban communities in Colombia and Guatemala.The paper argues that evidence from Latin America challenges the popular stereotype that poverty is the main cause of violence.
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  Building homes, changing official approaches: the work of urban poor organizations and their federations and their contributions to meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas

  Human Settlements Programme, 2006

  This paper discusses the current and potential role of community-driven initiatives to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers and squatters at local, city and national levels.
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  Living below the line: sustainability and the houses of the ultra poor

  Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2005

  The ultra poor communities in Bangladesh seemingly live in the most basic form of shelter. A closer look however, reveals that the building practices of these people address sustainability, affordability and a host of socio cultural and environmental issues with deeper concern and wisdom than is apparent.
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  Gendered implications of tax reform in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Jamaica

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005

  In the context of Latin American and Caribbean countries, this paper proposes that the most effective means for reducing class- and gender-based poverty and inequality is citizenship-based entitlements to basic (i.e.
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  Citizens, politicians and providers: the Latin American experience with service delivery reform

  World Bank, 2005

  This report argues that inspite of an increase in primary school enrollment rate, life expectancy and provision of water services, the countries' performance in service delivery has been inadequate, coupled with an inability to eliminate inequalities apparent in many basic indicators.
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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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