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Grounded: special report - Brazil
The Economist, 2013A special country-focused edtion of The Economist magazine looks at the following topic areas:DocumentWhy ‘the poor’ don’t exist (and what this means for social protection policy)
Development Pathways, 2014The last few years have seen growing calls for countires to expand basic "floors" of social protection that guarantee income security and access to basic services throughout the life cycle.DocumentStriving for excellence: mega sporting events and human rights
Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2013From the perspective of human rights, "Mega Sporting Events” (MSEs), bring both opportunities and risks.DocumentSustainable Brazil: social and economic impacts of the 2014 World Cup
Ernst & Young Terco, 2011On October 30, 2007, the FIFA Executive Committee appointed Brazil as host of the 2014 World Cup football tournament.DocumentWorld population ageing 2013
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2013If current projections are realised, ageing will become a virtually universal phenomenon during the twenty-first century, although it will progress with different intensity and speed across countries and regions.DocumentDo poverty traps exist?
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2014There are (at least) three competing views of why poverty can be so persistent.DocumentWhy health systems must change: addressing the needs of ageing populations in low- and middle-income countries
HelpAge International, 2014The world’s population is ageing rapidly, with the over-60 population growing fastest. Since 2000, there have been more people aged 60 or over than children under 5. Ageing, however, brings with it aDocumentNew developments in international poverty law: the UN guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, 2014The adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (GP), by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2012 and by the General Assembly in December 2012, marked a potentially historic advance in the overall process of incorporating issues related to poverty and inequality into broader frameworks regarding the conceptualisation of human rights.DocumentPotential paths of human development in the Western Cape to 2040
Institute for Security Studies, 2013he National Development Plan, the Provincial Strategic Plan and OneCape 2040 all emphasise that the key to reducing poverty lies in a virtuous cycle of growth and development. Every citizen should have the opportunity and ‘capability’ to be an active partner in his or her own development, and that of the country.DocumentUrban health in Kenya - Key findings: the 2000 nairobi cross-sectional slum survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012In the year 2000, APHRC conducted the first Nairobi Cross-Sectional Slum Survey that examined health profiles of urban slum residents comparing them with those of rural residents in Kenya.Pages