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Targeting and universalism in poverty
United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005Does social policy aim at benefiting the whole of society or just a select group? This paper argues that policy regimes tend to lie somewhere between being universally beneficial and targetted at a specific group.DocumentExploring the quality of life of people in north eastern and southern Thailand
ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2005Improvements in quality of life is a cornerstone of development, and is a focal point of any intervention programme.DocumentRoars and whispers: gender and poverty: promises vs. action
Social Watch, 2005This 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.DocumentPoverty and human rights
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005The first millenium development goal - to halve global poverty by 2015 - has become an unlikely prospect. If poverty is to be significantly reduced, its terms of definition, measurement, explanation and resolution need to be re-examined and reformulated. The new human rights instruments need to play a vital role in this process.DocumentIdentifying and measuring chronic poverty: beyond monetary measures
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005This paper, presented at the International Conference: The Many Dimensions of Poverty (Brazil, 2005), argues that research on chronic poverty remains excessively focused on narrow monetary measures of poverty and on panel datasets, ignoring the multidimensional nature of poverty.DocumentPoverty in Mozambique: discourse, analysis and monitoring - suggestions for national stakeholders and the donor community
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005The aim of this report is to advise the Norwegian Embassy in Mozambique, and its partners, on how best to support poverty analysis and monitoring in Mozambique specifically and in the sectors of health, energy and fisheries in particular.DocumentEmerging trends in urban livelihoods
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005This paper is part of a larger research project that aims to identify indicators of upward or downward movements in the continuum of poverty in Afghanistan, and to isolate characteristics and determinants that shape and differentiate various situations of the urban poor in Afghanistan.DocumentPoverty reduction during democratic transition: the Malawi Social Action Fund 1996-2001
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005In 1996 the Government of Malawi launched the Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF), which supported the construction of village assets and a public works programme. This report assesses the degree to which the project provided benefits to the poor and contributed to pro-poor institutional development. The conclusions are mixed.DocumentPoverty traps, aid, and growth
World Bank, 2005Why are some countries seem trapped in poverty? Why do poor countries remain poor? Can aid help?DocumentNew directions for African agriculture
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005Despite the fact that most of Africa’s poor are rural, and rely largely on agriculture for their livelihoods, African agriculture is slow-growing or stagnating, held back by low yields, poor infrastructure, environmental change, HIV and AIDS and civil conflict. However, this sweeping picture hides some important success stories.Pages