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The destination of exports determines wages in sub-Saharan Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007International trade is believed to stimulate growth and raise wages in developing countries. But there is little evidence on the impact of trade on individual workers’ incomes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) does exporting tend to raise or lower wages for manufacturing workers?DocumentExports are key to raising incomes in Ghana and Tanzania
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Donors and policymakers have placed poverty reduction at the top of their agenda. Raising the incomes of people in poor countries will be essential. What causes incomes to rise? What policies are needed to promote better paying jobs in sub-Saharan Africa?DocumentTrends in poverty and inequality in seven African countries
Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2007Conventional approaches to measuring poverty and inequality that use money-metric data overlook social aspects of poverty. This paper uses the multidimensional, asset index, approach to analyse trends in poverty and inequality in seven African countries including Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.DocumentUnjust waters: climate change, flooding and the protection of poor urban communities: experiences from six African cities
ActionAid International, 2007Six years ago, at the UN Millennium Summit, world leaders set a specific target for realising the right to adequate housing and ‘continuous improvement of living conditions’. However, in Africa climate change is already threatening that goal, causing massive rural-urban migration and bringing chronic flooding to the cities.DocumentThe decline in public spending to agriculture: does it matter?
Oxford Policy Management, 2007Public spending on agriculture is now recognised to be an important means of promoting economic growth and alleviating poverty in rural areas. However, this paper reveals that agricultural spending is not being prioritised within current budgets and, in many cases, is actually falling.DocumentParliaments, politics and HIV/AIDS: A comparative study of five African countries
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2006This paper provides an assessment on the national parliaments of Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa use of their oversight function to inform and monitor national HIV and AIDS responses.DocumentEnding violence against women: programming for prevention, protection and care
United Nations Population Fund, 2006Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary.DocumentEnding violence against women: programming for prevention, protection and care
United Nations Population Fund, 2006Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary.OrganisationResearch ICT Africa Network
The Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social devDocumentProgramming to address violence against women: 10 case studies
United Nations Population Fund, 2006Violence against women is slowly becoming more and more an issue for public debate and action. This report documents 10 case studies from dirferent developing countries that provide examples and lessons informing best practice that can be used to confront the problem on an international scale.Pages