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  Rural - Urban Welfare Inequalities in Malawi: Evidence from a Decomposition Analysis

  Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2009

  The relationship between urban and rural sectors in many developing countries is characterized by an economic dualism – the coexistence of a modern urban sector and a traditional rural sector. This dualism has facilitated the isolated treatment of issues affecting each space.
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  Human rights of older persons in india - a national study

  Agewell Foundation, 2011

  The population of India has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians has increased more than fourfold.  Better medical facilities, care and liberal family planning policies made the elderly the fastest growing section of the society in India - average life expectancy has also gone up to over 70 years today.
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  An analysis of the national budget: allocation for the ultra poor

  Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011

  This dialogue report provides a view of poverty in Bangladesh. The country has been performing well from the growth perspective in the recent past as GDP growth rate has been on average of 5.8% per year during 2000-2010.
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  Population: one planet, too many people?

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2011

  Energy, food, water, urbanisation and finance are areas significantly affected by the effects of population growth. How can the engineering profession respond to key challenges in order to ensure the provision of food, water, shelter and energy in the context of an increasing population?
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  Inter-racial attitudes and interactions in racially-mixed low-income neighbourhoods in Cape Town, South Africa

  Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010

  This paper examines South African communities who live in racially-integrated residential neighbourhoods. The paper illustrates that members of these communities consist of low-income coloured and African citizens, living in  state-subsidised housing. The houses were allocated through public housing projects so as to create a mixed neighbourhood.
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  Economic conditions, living conditions and poverty in Mozambique

  Afrobarometer, 2010

  This brief paper seeks to examine how ordinary Mozambicans experience economic trends, in view of the bright official growth and inflation rates. For this purpose, the paper uses the findings of Afrobarometer public opinion surveys from 2002, 2005 and 2008.
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  A rapid verification study on the informal settlements and backyard shacks’ backlog and trends within the Eastern Cape

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2010

  This study investigates the history and nature of the informal settlements or backyard shacks in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It deals with the economic activities, income and tenancy profile of backyard shack residents. Furthermore, it tries to contextualise the rental market and assess housing demand.
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  The social consequences of establishing ‘mixed’ neighbourhoods: does the mechanism for selecting beneficiaries for low-income housing projects affect the quality of the ensuing ‘community’ and the likelihood of violent conflict?

  Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2010

  This report states that the adoption of different procedures for allocating new housing in South Africa would result in neighbourhoods that are more diverse in terms of race and other characteristics.
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  Can the state perpetuate the marginalization of the poor?: An analysis of the social economic effects of the state's ban of minibus "callboys" in Malawi

  Poverty Frontiers, 2007

  Malawi has a huge informal sector due to high levels of unemployement. One of the ways people earn income in this sector is minibus-calling. This considerably reduces the vulnerability of many who would otherwise be excluded economically. Minibus-calling used to be one of the most well-known informal activities in the urban centres of Malawi.
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  Providing greater old-age security in China

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010

  China’s population is ageing fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. Migration of the young to urban areas is raising the proportion of the elderly in the rural population and the increase in the old-age dependency ratio will be even more pronounced in rural than in urban areas.

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