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The why and how of understanding 'subjective' wellbeing: exploratory work by the WeD group in four developing countries
ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006Wellbeing is a dynamic concept that incorporates the material, relational, and cognitive dimensions of people's lives.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.DocumentChildhood poverty, basic services and cumulative disadvantage: an international comparative analysis
Young Lives, 2007This paper explores the ability of children living in poverty to access multiple basic services. The study draws on a sample of over 8,000 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam.The authors argue that children denied access to education or health services are more likely to reside in households deprived of other basic infrastructure and therefore prone to cumulative disadvantages.DocumentHat making in Peru: a pathway out of poverty
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Promoting non-farm rural activities – forms of employment and income not directly derived from crop and livestock production – can create jobs and reduce rural poverty. This has happened in parts of South-East Asia. However, identifying marketable products in highland Peru is not easy. Have the supporters of non-farm rural activities been too optimistic?DocumentDevelopment in a drugs environment
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Many illicit drug growers are poor, vulnerable to unfair laws and arrangements and exploited by criminals and corrupt officials. However, many development programmes still ignore their plight. How can policymakers and practitioners help these forgotten people?DocumentPublic contracting in Latin America: institutions, practices, and corruption risks - a study on the level of risk in public contracting systems in 9 Latin American countries
Transparency International, 2006This paper assesses the level of transparency for public contracting in 9 Latin American countries. Countries reviewed include: Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala. Panama, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Ecuador.DocumentProviding services to enhance citizenship and improve accountability: information is key
Expert Group on Development Issues, Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2006This paper looks at the connection between democratic accountability and enhancing service provision for the poor.DocumentPoverty and exclusion, resources and relationships: theorising the links between economic and social development
ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006This paper investigates the nature of illbeing in a Latin American context, with particular reference to debates over the relationship between resource endowments and processes of social exclusion and inclusion.The paper summarises and critiques the social exclusion theory of the Peruvian economist Adolfo Figueroa - also known as the sigma model.DocumentGoats and scapegoats: poverty and deforestation in Peru
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Agropastoralists in arid and semiarid environments are often blamed for causing desertification through extensive grazing and firewood collection. However, the urban and local demand for firewood and charcoal encourages poor people to cut trees. Excluding these people from forest management policies will not solve this problem.DocumentAffordable water and sanitation technologies in small towns
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Cheap water and sanitation technologies that provide a level of service equivalent to conventional systems are becoming available. Technicians working in small towns, however, may be unfamiliar with them or unwilling to change. In some small towns in Latin America relevant technologies with low investment and maintenance costs are being successfully piloted.Pages