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    HIV/AIDS and humanitarian action

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2004
    Whether you label HIV/AIDS as an emergency or as a long-term crisis, it clearly requires both a humanitarian response to suffering and a long-term perspective. This research report, produced by the Humanitarian Policy Group at the Overseas Development Institute, examines the implications of HIV/AIDS in emergencies and of the role of humanitarian aid.
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    Pension insurance system in Armenia

    Armenian International Policy Research Group, 2004
    Pension insurance system of Armenia is financed mainly from social contributions made by employees and employers and is the subject of investigation.
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    The social impact of social funds in Jamaica: a participatory econometric” analysis of targeting, collective action, and participation in community-driven development

    Conference: Q-Squared in Practice: Experiences of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Poverty Appraisal, May 2004, 2005
    Qualitative data from a case study of the Jamaica social investment fund (JSIF) reveal that the social fund process is elite-driven and decision making tends to be dominated by a small group of motivated individuals.
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    Evaluating the food for education program in Bangladesh

    Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australia, 2003
    This paper evaluates the effect of the eight year old Bangladeshi Food for Education (FFE) programme on primary school participation and duration of schooling using household sample survey data collected in 2000.Employing various evaluation methodologies, the paper finds that the programme is successful in that participating children, on average, have 20 to 30 per cent higher school participati
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    Non-contributory pensions – costly luxury or weapon against poverty?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Although the incidence of old age poverty in developing countries is high and set to increase further there is considerable resistance to establishing non-contributory pension programmes. It is often argued that they are unaffordable, that households can provide adequate support to older people and that there are many more pressing development challenges.
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    Local institutions and livelihoods: guidelines for analysis

    Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2003
    These guidelines aim to help development workers understand the role of local institutions better.
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    Managing natural resources for sustainable livelihoods: uniting science and participation

    International Development Research Centre, 2003
    This book analyses and extends the premise that management of local resources has a greater chance of a sustainable outcome when there is partnership between local people and external agencies, and agendas relevant to their aspirations and circumstances.
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    Can Food-for-Work Programmes reduce vulnerability?

    Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2003
    This paper looks at how, when and why Food for Work (FFW) programmes can reduce vulnerability. Is it most effective as short-term insurance, a longer-term rehabilitation and development intervention, or both? The paper argues for the subjecting FFW transfers to an initial geographic targeting based on the three criteria of food and labour market performance and general morbidity status.
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    Non-farm income, household welfare, and sustainable land management in a less-favoured area in the Ethiopian highlands

    Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004
    This study looks at the impact of improved access to non-farm income on household welfare, agricultural production, conservation investments and land degradation in form of soil erosion.The results indicate that access to low-wage off-farm income is restricted by lack of employment opportunities since households otherwise would have engaged in more off-farm wage employment than observed.Main
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    Food-for-work for poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable land use: can it work?

    Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004
    This paper assesses the potential of Food-For-Work (FFW) programs to reduce poverty and promote sustainable land use in the longer run. The study uses empirical evidence and an applied bio-economic farm household model in northern Ethiopia.The paper concludes that FFW projects have the potential of contributing to long term development in economies characterised by imperfect markets.

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