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    Inventory of micro-insurance schemes in the Philippines

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    This working paper has been launched as part of the Global Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All, which was initiated in June 2003. The paper makes the point that the majority of poor people, particularly women working in the informal sector, are often not protected against shocks through social security.
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    Tsunami victims’ perceptions of the proposed buffer zone and its implications in eastern Sri Lanka

    South Asia Citizens Web, 2005
    This paper examines local perceptions of the proposed 200 meter buffer zone along Sri Lanka's coast, following the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The government’s decision was taken under a state of Emergency and without any consultation with the victims, their representatives, or professionals in this area.
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    Recovery from the tsunami disaster: poverty reduction and sustainable development through microfinance

    Grameen Foundation USA, 2005
    This paper reports the findings of a team of specialists from the Grameen Foundation USA, deployed in the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami to assess conditions facing the poor and the effects of the disaster on the provision of microfinance.
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    A quantitative assessment of social exclusion in Pakistan

    Oxford Policy Management, 2005
    This briefing note aims to quantify the relationship between social exclusion and poverty in Pakistan. It offers a quantitative description and analysis of social exclusion in Pakistan through a literature review of all forms of exclusion and the analysis of datasets with information on socially excluded groups.
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    Insurance products provided by insurance companies to the disadvantaged groups in India

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    This study identifies and documents the various insurance products provided by insurance companies to the disadvantaged groups in India. It is designed to help development professional to play a more efficient role in the promotion of new insurance services and thus contributing to the extension of social protection to the excluded groups.
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    The impact of a conditional education subsidy on school enrolment in Colombia

    Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, 2005
    This study estimates the short-term impact on school enrolment of a large welfare programme in Colombia, Familias en Acción. The programme offers a monthly subsidy to eligible mothers conditional on their child(ren) attending school.The study finds that the programme has been effective at increasing enrolment, particularly amongst 14- to 17-year-olds, in both urban and rural areas.
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    DFID Social Exclusion Review

    Department for International Development, UK, 2005
    This report reviews and synthesises experiences of working with social exclusion both within DFID and among other agencies. It examines how DFID staff members understand social exclusion and points to the risks, challenges and opportunities they associate with using the term social exclusion. It also reviews work that has been undertaken across DFID's regional programmes and at a policy level.
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    On assessing pro-poorness of government programmes: international comparisons

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005
    This paper proposes a new "Pro-Poor Policy (PPP)" index, which measures the pro-poorness of government programmes, as well as basic service delivery in education, health and infrastructure.
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    Insurance for the poor?

    Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 2005
    This paper discusses the scope for extending insurance to the poor in Latin America and Carribbean (LAC) countries. It highlights the need to reduce risk and its consequences, as current systems do not provide sufficient protection. On this basis, it argues that insurance provision to the poor has a role to play within a comprehensive system of protection against risk.
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    Prospects for basic income in developing countries: a comparative analysis of welfare regimes in the south

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005
    This paper explores the prospects for future pro-poor reforms to welfare regimes in the south through an analysis of the development of Southern welfare regimes in the past.

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