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  Living below the line: sustainability and the houses of the ultra poor

  Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2005

  The ultra poor communities in Bangladesh seemingly live in the most basic form of shelter. A closer look however, reveals that the building practices of these people address sustainability, affordability and a host of socio cultural and environmental issues with deeper concern and wisdom than is apparent.
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  Poverty and employment in Kenya

  Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004

  Despite numerous studies on poverty measurements and profiles in Kenya, little is known about the relationship between poverty and employment. Past studies have found that most unemployed persons were not members of poor households, and most poor households had no unemployed workers. However, they also found a compelling link between low-income self-employment and poverty.
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  Rural non-farm economy in Bangladesh: a view from household surveys

  Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2004

  In Bangladesh, the Rural Non-Farm Economy (RNFE) accounts for a large proportion of rural employment and incomes and grows faster than agriculture with the development of the overall economy.
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  Representative versus real households in the macro-economic modelling of inequality

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2003

  This paper presents an alternative, top-down method for integrating micro-economic data on real households into modelling. It relies on a set of assumptions that yield a degree of separability between the macro, or CGE, part of the model and the micro-econometric modelling of income generation at the household level.
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  Household's vulnerability to shocks in Zambia

  PovertyNet, World Bank, 2005

  Zambia is a country characterized by a high incidence of poverty and exposure to several types of shocks like HIV/AIDS, macroeconomic instability and periodic droughts.
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  Core poverty, basic capabilities and vagueness: an application to the South African context

  ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2005

  This paper applies a framework which addresses the vagueness of poverty. It is based upon the results of a survey undertaken in three locations in South Africa. A central aim of the survey was to select dimensions and critical levels which are relevant to judging deprivation in terms of basic capabilities.
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  Impact assessment of poverty alleviation programmes from human rights perspective: a case study of Bolangir district, Orissa, India

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This paper applies the human rights-based approach to assess the impact of rural development programmes currently being undertaken by the government of India in the context of poverty alleviation.The paper begins with a discussion of the international human rights framework in the context of poverty alleviation.
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  Roars and whispers: gender and poverty: promises vs. action

  Social Watch, 2005

  This annual Social Watch report monitors the progress of the MDGs and poverty reduction using a gendered approach. Divided into three areas it covers: themed discussions, monitoring progress, and national reports from over 50 countries.The study shows that the international community has largely failed to live up to the commitments it adopted in 2000.
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  Migrant women from West Bengal: livelihoods, vulnerability, ill-being and well being: some perspectives from the field

  Eldis Document Store, 2004

  This paper examines the issues faced by migrant women from West Bengal to Delhi, as understood through interactive discussion sessions with such groups. Specifically, the authors met with elderly migrant women who had migrated from West Bengal to Delhi without their families.
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  Progress of the world’s women 2005: women, work & poverty

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2005

  This report marks the fifth anniversary of the UN Millennium Declaration and the tenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action.

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