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    Targeting the poorest in microfinance: poverty outreach of BDP Ultra Poor Programme

    Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006
    In 2001 the BDP microfinance ultra-poor programme was established in rural Bangladesh.
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    Azerbaijan's household survey data: explaining why inequality is so low

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006
    Azerbaijan has enjoyed one of the highest rates of economic growth among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since the late 1990s. Macroeconomic stability, rises in oil income and sound financial management have all contributed to the improved economic performance. The impact of numerous positive economic developments on wealth distribution and poverty remains largely unclear, however.
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    New global poverty counts

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
    Accurate global poverty estimates are fundamental to the effectiveness of monitoring changes over time and the targeting of poverty reduction efforts.
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    What is poverty?

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
    Much research on poverty has focused on income or consumption-based poverty measures. Yet there is increasing recognition that poverty is multidimensional, encompassing all important human requirements. Poverty is now widely viewed in terms of capability deprivation.This one-page brief from discusses the key elements of Sen's capability approach to poverty.
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    Targeting of transfers in developing countries: review of lessons and experience

    World Bank, 2004
    This book provides a general review of experiences and lessons learned with methods used to target interventions in developing countries.
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    Does Chronic Poverty Matter in Uganda?

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006
    This policy brief describes the circumstances of the chronically poor in Uganda, and offers a range of suggestions on programmes and areas for attention to support the Ugandan government's social protection agenda.The paper specifically notes the need for efforts to target very poor households.
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    A note on measuring unemployment

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
    In developing countries, official measures of unemployment are often low due to the extent of informal employment , whose workers consider themselves to be employed.
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    Employment status, security and the management of risk: a study of workers in Kwamsane, KwaZulu-Natal

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006
    The changing nature of employment and labour patterns, on domestic and global scales, translates into rising economic and social insecurity for a great number of people. No more so, perhaps, than in the case of South Africa, given its long history of divisive employment and economic policies.
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    Local inequality and project choice: theory and evidence from Ecuador

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006
    Should resource allocation decisions of anti-poverty programmes be taken at the local level, or should they remain centralised?
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    Poverty mapping in Uganda: an analysis using remotely sensed and other environmental data

    Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative, 2006
    Global poverty alleviation efforts have long produced mixed results, and attempts at identifying their various pitfalls have reinforced the need to establish accurate targeting of poverty reduction initiatives. The fundamental pre-requisite for this, therefore, is a clear understand of its spatial distribution.

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