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Vulnerability: a micro perspective
Department of Economics, University of Oxford, 2005Vulnerability to severe hardship is part of life in developing countries. This paper explores the links between risk, vulnerability and poverty, from a micro-level perspective. It examines risk and vulnerability both as a central part of poor people's lives and as a cause of poverty.DocumentImpact assessment of poverty alleviation programmes from human rights perspective: a case study of Bolangir district, Orissa, India
Eldis Document Store, 2005This 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.DocumentRising spatial disparities and development: why do they matter?
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2005The UNU-WIDER project on "Spatial Disparities in Human Development" published six volumes (a collection of 40 papers) on the topic of spatial dimensions of inequality.DocumentWorld Development Report 2006: equity and development
World Development Report, World Bank, 2005Greater equity should be an integral part of poverty reduction efforts, according to the World Bank's annual Development Report.DocumentThe equality predicament: report on the world social situation 2005
UN, 2005This report traces the trends and patterns in economic and non-economic aspects of inequality and examines their causes and consequences across and within regions and countries.DocumentChannels and policy debate in the globalization-inequality-poverty nexus
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2005The paper offers a critical literature review of the debate surrounding the globalisation-poverty nexus, focusing on channels and linkages through which globalisation affects the poor.After introducing four different concepts used to measure trends in world income inequality, the paper examines inequality as an enabling factor to growth and poverty reduction.DocumentReducing poverty by tackling social exclusion
Department for International Development, UK, 2005Social exclusion deprives people of choices and opportunities to escape from poverty and denies them a voice to claim their rights. This policy paper describes how DFID intends to build upon the work it has undertaken tackling social exclusion in Latin America and Asia, and ways it can enhance the work is has recently begun in Africa.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.DocumentHuman Development Report 2005: international cooperation at a crossroads - aid, trade and security in an unequal world
Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2005Will the MDG targets be met if current development trends continue? Not according to the 2005 Human Development Report (HDR), which cites inequality as the issue of prime concern in the fight against poverty. The report argues that economic development alone will fail to produce sustained poverty reduction.Pages