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    Beyond the grumpy rich man and the happy peasant: subjective perspectives on wellbeing and food security in rural India

    Centre for Development Studies, Bath University, 2013
    The momentum behind taking wellbeing as a policy focus continues to grow. Its attractions are many.They include broader based indicators of national progress; a positive focus on strengths and aspirations rather than a potentially stigmatising emphasis on problems.
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    The Politics of wellbeing, conservation and development in Chiawa, Zambia

    Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2013
    The challenge of reconciling competing demands for national economic growth, wildlife conservation and the wellbeing of local communities is widely recognised. In Chiawa, Zambia 2013 this challenge is particularly acute, as a new highway and bridge promise to reverse the area’s historical marginality, promoting it as a premier site for safari tourism and agri-business.
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    Social panorama of Latin America

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Social Panorama of Latin America presents official measurements for the analysis of income poverty from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on multidimensional approaches. Chapters cover:
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    Reducing poverty and investing in people : the new role of safety nets in Africa

    World Bank, 2013
    Despite Africa’s strong economic growth over the last two decades, high chronic poverty levels persist, and the gap between income groups in terms of human capital and access to basic services is growing. Also, poor households are vulnerable to frequent shocks.
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    Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: plurinational State of Bolivia

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Poverty affects about 5.5 million people in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Accordingly, poverty-reduction policies have become extremely relevant in the country during the last decades.
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    Global AgeWatch Index

    HelpAge International, 2013
    The Global AgeWatch Index ranks countries by how well their ageing populations are faring. It brings together a unique set of internationally comparable data based on older people's income status, health status, education and employment, and enabling environment. The index is a tool to measure progress and aims to improve the impact of policy and practice on ageing populations.
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    We can also make change

    Sightsavers International, 2013
    Voices of the Marginalised is a pilot project, focusing on Bangladesh, bringing the perspectives of those who live in poverty or who are highly marginalised, including those with disabilities, older people and people living with mental health problems, into post-2015 policymaking.
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    Social protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization

    International Labour Organization, 2011
    The social protection floor approach has been developed by the ILO, drawing on recent experiences of extending protection, mostly in developing countries. It includes guarantees of:
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    Social protection for the poorest in Africa compedium of papers presented during the International Conference on Social Protection, 2008

    2008
    Conference proceedings from the International Conference on Social Protection, Uganda, 8th-10th September 2008.  Papers cover: social protection design programmes social protection, vulnerability and rights social protection, growth and assets politics and financing social protection in Africa children and social protection
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    Social protection and cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
    Social protection in the form of cash transfers is receiving increasing recognition as an important part of a comprehensive AIDS response. The urgency of cash assistance for food purchases is underscored by emerging evidence on the interactions between nutrition and AIDS disease progression.

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