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Searching with a thematic focus on Livelihoods, Livelihoods and urban development, Poverty, Urban poverty

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  Understanding the dynamics of socio-economic mobility: tales from two Indian villages

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper examines the factors impacting on livelihoods in rural India.
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  Understanding linkages between urban poverty, livelihoods and natural resources

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  How are the conditions in which the urban poor live affected by changes in rural economies? How do policies targeted at rural populations indirectly affect urbanites? Can pro-poor urban policies be developed which take into account the importance of natural resources to the urban poor?
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  Chronic poverty in India: lessons from recent research

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2003

  This paper is based on a synthesis of recent literature on poverty in India. It argues that within the context of urban poverty in India, spatial analysis does not feature prominently enough within the recent livelihoods work.
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  Dar es Salaam: urban livelihood security assessment

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003

  This profile reports on an assessment by IFPRI and CARE of a number of impoverished neighbourhoods in Dar es Salaam towards the ultimate goal of targeting assistance to the poor more efficiently.
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  Jessore and Tongi: urban livelihoods in the slums

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003

  This profile reports on surveys conducted by IFPRI and CARE in an examination of urban poverty in different settings in Bangladesh.
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  Changing rural-urban interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on livelihoods: a summary

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002

  This paper argues that trends in flows of people, goods, money and information, and patterns of occupational diversification reflect a dynamic process of economic, social and cultural transformation in Sub Saharan Africa which needs to be better understood.
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  Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000

  Substantial abstract of a report studying the impact of urban life on the livelihoods, food security, and nutritional status of the poor in Accra. Examines food consumption and employment and income, as well as hygiene practices, sanitation conditions, and practices related to the care and feeding of children to determine their contributions to malnutrition.

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