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  ‘Mucupuki’: social relations of rural-urban poverty in central Mozambique

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009

  The objective of this study on poverty in Mozambique is to support the government in monitoring and evaluating the ongoing "Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty". The paper focuses on social relations of poverty in the interface between rural and urban life, paying special attention to the district of Buzi in central parts of the country.
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  Access to health care in relation to socioeconomic status in the Amazonian area of Peru

  2009

  Good health is recognised by many as being central to individual and national development. However, there is often a disconnect between the access and utilisation of health services by the poor.
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  Urban poverty and health in developing countries

  Population Reference Bureau, 2009

  This bulletin, published by the Population Reference Bureau, provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intra-urban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers.
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  World Development Report 2009: Reshaping economic geography

  World Development Report, World Bank, 2009

  Economic growth is inevitably unbalanced, and attempts to spread it out could jeopardise development. This is the key argument of the 2009 World Development Report on reshaping economic geography.The report argues that central to economic development is a geographic transformation along three dimensions:
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  Potentials of urban horticulture for poverty reduction in Dar es Salaam: a case of Kinondoni municipal

  Eldis Poverty Resource Guide, 2009

  Although urban agriculture plays an important role in economic development, activities that support urban agriculture are rarely included in programmes for urban development and poverty reduction. Likewise, not many attempts have been made so far to provide empirical evidence related to contribution of the urban agriculture to poverty reduction.
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  Opportunity and exploitation in urban labour markets: better economic opportunity does not always mean better work

  Overseas Development Institute, 2009

  Drawn by the promise of growth and opportunity, the world is increasingly urbanising: an estimated sixty percent of the world’s population are expected to be living in cities by 2030. But in reality, urban population growth does not always reflect urban economic growth and the expansion of employment and income generating activities in urban areas.
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  Policy planning and implementation overview: rural-urban linkages

  Overseas Development Institute, 2002

  This key briefing paper in the DFID series is concerned with the changing relationship between the rural and the urban and its implications for policy makers. Its clear format provides a concise overview of key issues in decision making on policy.
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  Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 1

  Vietnam Development Forum, 2008

  Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally there are problems in the education system and social welfare, rising inequality, and in elderly populations.
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  The informal economy in South Africa: issues, debates and policies. Reflections after an exposure dialogue programme with informal workers in Durban, South Africa

  School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007

  This paper offers reflections after the Durban Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP). The programme's objective is to continue and develop further dialogue between labour economists, SEWA activists, and WIEGO researchers.
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  Social stability as the key to sustainable growth: transition to democracy and a system in line with international norms needed

  Japan Center for Economic Research, 2008

  This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep its high economic growth rate in the medium and long run, China must improve both structural reforms and economic and social equality.

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