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Looking at conditions of persons with disability in Metro Manila
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009The need to understand the conditions of persons with disability (PWD) is not only linked with Philippines' aim to reduce poverty and adhere to the goals stated in the 2000 Millennium Declaration but also and, more importantly, with the goal to improve the lives of PWDs in the long run.DocumentA glimpse at the school dropout problem
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010Dropouts may appear small in number but they are preponderant among the poor which thereupon turns the wheels of intergenerational transmission of poverty against them. At the personal level, dropping out of school will mean consigning one to a future of low-income trajectory. Given a choice, one will obviously not opt for this.DocumentUnderstanding the extent, composition, and characteristics of the poor
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011The 2010 Philippine Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Report noted that the country has been posting a medium rate of progress in terms of meeting the MDG target for poverty reduction.DocumentWhere are the poor employed? Profiling the working poor
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013Inclusive growth is one of the most popular topics nowadays in economic and development discourses about the Philippines partly because it remains an elusive goal for the country. One of the primary reasons for the non-inclusivity of economic growth and thus the persistence of poverty in the Philippines is the lack of productive employment.DocumentExplaining the large disparities in health in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013Despite the complexity and challenges in attribution of what causes good or ill health, this policy note argues that there are obvious key factors that can explain health disparities between the poor and the nonpoor in the Philippines. Key factors include:DocumentResearch briefing: explaining the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil: 1995 - 2012
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014Long one of the world’s most unequal countries, Brazil has experienced a significant reduction in income inequality since macroeconomic stabilisation around 1994-1995.DocumentA more level playing field? Explaining the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil, 1995 - 2012
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014Long one of the world’s most unequal countries, Brazil has experienced a non-trivial reduction in income inequality since macroeconomic stabilisation around 1994-1995. The decline was particularly pronounced since 2003, a period during which average incomes grew relatively rapidly–by as much as 40% overall–and poverty fell sharply.DocumentEmpowering Women Entrepreneurs through Information and Communication Technologies - A Practical Guide
United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2014The promotion of micro and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) has been recognised as an important strategy for advancing the economic empowerment of women, while reducing poverty and gender inequality.DocumentVoice and agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity
World Bank, 2014Increasing women’s voice and agency is a valuable end in its own right. and it underpins the achievement of the World Bank Group’s twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity for girls and boys, women and men, around the world.DocumentWomen and the formal economy
Australian Agency for International Development, 2011This think piece by Lorraine Corner concerns women and the formal economy. Historically, in high income countries participation in the formal economy has been the most important route to women’s empowerment and increased gender equality. The costs of gender inequality in the formal economy are high, especially in developing countries.Pages