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Teacher labor markets in developing countries
Future of Children, 2007Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries to improve teaching and thereby improve student outcomes in schools serving poor populations.DocumentOil revenue transparency: a strategic component of U.S. energy security and anti-corruption policy
Global Witness, 2007This report presents low cost, high-impact recommendations for both the United States and international oil companies to combat corruption, improve investment climates, and contribute to the development of poor nations. The report argues that the U.S. can also enhance its energy security by incorporating energy revenue transparency as a key component of its international energy policy.DocumentPoverty in focus: analysing and achieving pro-poor growth
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007Poverty reduction depends not only on economic growth, but on strategies that ensure that the poor participate in growth and share in its proceeds. This series of articles summarises recent research into developing countries’ strategies for pro-poor growth.DocumentLessons from the field: the impact of civil society budget analysis and advocacy in six countries
International Budget Partnership, 2007Can civil society improve the transparency, accountability and impact of public spending? While anecdotal information has been very encouraging, there is not yet sufficient information available to answer this central question.DocumentBreaking the chains - eliminating slavery, ending poverty
Department for International Development, UK, 2006Today people are still suffering from forms of slavery and human trafficking.DocumentWhat do Social Movements achieve for the chronically poor?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Social movements link people and organisations through their collective response to issues that affect participants. Poor people in many countries, lacking social status and economic or political power, often find that collective action is the only way to achieve change.DocumentBudget analysis and policy advocacy: the role of non-governmental public action
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007Civil society initiatives to improve budget transparency and influence government spending priorities are being introduced in developing countries. This IDS working paper reports on research carried out on six civil society budget groups around the world. The case studies are on a social movement in India, a research institution in Croatia and NGOs in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Uganda.DocumentEducational equity and public policy: comparing results from 16 countries
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2007The right to education has been recognised by the international community for the last half century and has led to increasing interest in the equity of countries’ education systems.DocumentDelivering on the promise of pro-poor growth: insights and lessons from country experiences
World Bank, 2007How do growth strategies affect the ability of poor households to participate in and benefit from growth? This book explores how country policies and conditions interact to reduce poverty and to spread the benefits of growth across different income groups. It provides insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth.DocumentEngaging boys and men to empower girls: reflections from practice and evidence of impact
United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006This text reflects on the ways boys are socialized to see girls and women as sexually subservient.Pages