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Centre for Civil Society, India (CCS)
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Informal economy in the conflict region of Sri Lanka: an exploration
Point Pedro Institute of Development, Sri Lanka, 2006The objective of this paper is to study the nature, extent, and causes of the informal economy in the conflict-affected region of Sri Lanka and propose policy measures to combat or reduce such informal economic activities.DocumentGroup-based inequalities and political exclusion cause conflict
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Severe inequalities between culturally defined groups can make multi-ethnic countries more prone to civil conflict. These group-based inequalities may be more likely to lead to conflict if other conditions are present. The political conditions within countries, for example, may go a long way to explaining why civil conflict takes place.DocumentHumanitarian action in urban contexts
Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2006This edition of Humanitarian Exchange includes various articles by different authors discussing humanitarian action in urban contexts and a range of general policy and practice articles.The contributors explore issues relating to natural disasters in urban contexts, with articles on responding to Tropical Storm Jean in Haiti, the relationship between climate change and disaster risk in urban enDocumentNational Human Development Report 2006 Liberia
Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2007This 2006 National Human Development Report for Liberia provides a conceptual framework and a practical platform through which the government and its development partners can articulate a capacity-development strategy for the country.The report illustrates the magnitude and complexities of the human development dimension and the challenges facing the government in rebuilding post-conflict LiberDocumentCash not food: new emergency response trialed in Southern Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Oxfam’s response to predictions of acute food insecurity in Malawi and Zambia in 2005–2006 included cash transfers as an alternative to emergency food aid. Recipients were able to purchase the equivalent of a standard food aid ration. Should cash transfers become a standard tool in the responses to hunger?DocumentChildhood poverty in Mozambique: a situation and trends analysis
United Nations Children's Fund, 2006Mozambique has made significant progress since the end of the civil war, particularly in terms of post-war reconstruction, macroeconomic stabilisation, economic recovery and the rapid reduction of poverty.DocumentProlonged crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory: recent socio-economic impacts on refugees and non-refugees
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 2006The economic deterioration, rising unemployment and soaring poverty rates resulting from political instability in Palestine since 2000 have been foremost in the concerns of international humanitarian groups. The 2006 election of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, ensuing conflict with Israel and de-facto economic sanctions have prompted this impact evaluation report.DocumentReducing urban violence in developing countries
Brookings Institution, 2006This brief presents an integrated framework for understanding urban violence. It is informed by the findings from participatory urban appraisals of violence undertaken in 18 poor urban communities in Colombia and Guatemala.The paper argues that evidence from Latin America challenges the popular stereotype that poverty is the main cause of violence.DocumentEstimating Poverty in Burundi
Households in Conflict Network, 2006Figures from the early 1990s show that Burundi suffered a poverty rate in line with average rates for Sub-Saharan Africa. A decade on, and the debilitating effects of civil war had made their mark on the country's development prospects.Pages
