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The urban advantage: is Kenya making progress towards improving the lives of the urban poor? Perspectives: ten years after the year 2000 Nairobi cross-sectional slum survey
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012The poor standard of living in many cities of the developing world has led researchers to question the so-called ‘urban advantage’, which assumes that urban dwellers fare better than their rural counterparts in terms of economic and health conditions.DocumentUnderstanding India’s global engagements: some key issues and entry points for an inclusive development agenda
Oxfam India, 2011India’s international position is one of increasing influence and assertiveness, but is also shaped by powerful constrains. Civil society in India faces opportunities and constraints of a particular and complex nature.DocumentIndia: moving towards equal opportunities for all?
Oxfam India, 2013Decades of rapid and unequally shared growth are adding new dimensions to old disparities along gender, caste, religious and tribal lines. But this trend has stayed at the margin of public debates until recently.DocumentIndia and the World-understanding new modes of engagement
Oxfam India, 2010From being classed as an emerging economy for many years, India has, partly on the back of its robust growth performance since the early-2000s, earned recognition as an global power in the making. This is reflected in a new spirit of assertive self-confidence within of ficial circles and a vigorous “can-do” attitude within India’s business community.DocumentSocial gains in the balance: a fiscal policy challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank, 2014The proportion of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region's 600 million people living in extreme poverty, defined in the region as life on less than $2.50 a day, was cut in half between 2003 and 2012 to 12.3 percent.DocumentInequality Matters: BRICS inequalities fact sheet
Oxfam, 2013In international debates about inequality, dialogue on the emergence of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), has focused largely on how this group has contributed to a shift in the global balance of power, raising hopes of a more egalitarian global governance architecture through international trade and development co-operation.DocumentLift lives for good: Actions to tackle inequality and climate change
Oxfam, 2013This report focuses on inequality and climate change as two major injustices threatening the long-lasting change to lift people out of poverty and hunger. The climate change focus argues that climate change is prolonging and causing hunger and poverty through its impact on crops and livelihoods.DocumentThe dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead
The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013High wage inequality is a major policy concern in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Recent literature points to the need to examine the role of minimum wages or unionisation and their links to inequality within labour markets and the role of social protection.OrganisationNational Campaign on Dalit Human Rights ((NCDHR))
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste.DocumentEconomic class and labour market inclusion: poor and middle class workers in developing Asia and the Pacific
International Labour Organization, 2013Using an absolute definition of poverty and the middle class, this paper provides some important insights into the profiles of the poor, near poor and middle class workforce in developing Asia and the Pacific, with a special focus on Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Viet Nam. Observations and recommendations:Pages