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Savings for what?
Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2007This article outlines how asset building can enhance microfinance programmes. It argues that without savings and productive assets it is difficult for the poor to achieve financial security, especially across generations. Instead the authors suggest thatDocumentThe Impact of Private Sector Growth on Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Indonesia
SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia, 2007This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. The impact of growth in different types of economic expenditures on poverty reduction is estimated empirically using fixed capital formation growth as the proxy for the private sector and growth in government spending as the indicator of the public sector.DocumentThe business of global poverty
Harvard Business School, 2007This document discusses work from members of Harvard’s business school global poverty project (GPP). It specifically details the GPP’s claim that business could play a crucial role in reducing poverty in the twenty first century.DocumentFate and fear: risk and its consequences in Africa
ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2007Africa is vulnerable to numerous risks and shocks, including drought, natural disasters, conflict and political instability, and high levels of child and adult mortality and morbidity. This paper reviews micro-level evidence on risk and its implications for growth and poverty in Africa. The following key points are emphasised:DocumentMapping the trends and patterns of the metal and engineering sectors in Africa
National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2006Africa’s metal industry faces a number of developmental challenges, including weak infrastructure, lack of adequate investments, skills shortage, political instability and an inequitable global market. This study explores the performance, trends and patterns of the metal and engineering sectors in Africa within their broader context.DocumentMarkets for ecosystem services: a potential tool for multilateral environmental agreements
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2006This paper discusses markets for ecosystem services (MES), which is an alternative approach for dealing with the way ecosystem services are used.DocumentAsian Development Outlook 2007
Asian Development Bank, 2007The 19th edition of Asian Development Outlook examines trends and prospects in Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, in the context of global economic movements. It argues that despite an expected decrease in the pace of expansion in 2007 and 2008, growth will remain high.DocumentThe impact of credit on income poverty in urban Mexico: an endogeneity-corrected estimation
Department of Economics, University of Sheffield. Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series., 2007This paper examines the effect of credit on income poverty in three urban settlements in the surroundings of the Metropolitan area of Mexico City. The author finds a link between poverty impacts and lending technology.DocumentLearning divides: ten policy questions about the performance and equity of schools and schooling systems
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2006While international data show that socioeconomic status (SES) strongly influences student outcomes, some countries have done better than others at mitigating this effect.