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  Child labor and schooling in Ghana

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  To improve human capital and reduce the incidence of child labor in Ghana, the country's school systems should reduce families' schooling costs, adapt to the constraints on schooling in rural areas (where most children must work at least part-time), and provide better education (more relevant to the needs of the labor market).
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  Changes in Poverty in Uganda, 1992-1996

  Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998

  Analysis of four nationally representative household surveys from Uganda show a fall in poverty from 1992-1996. Using an absolute poverty line calculated following Ravallion and Bidani, we find 56% of Ugandans were poor in 1992 falling to 46% in 1996. The fall is due to growth, not redistribution, with cash crop farming, manufacturing and distribution sectors benefiting the most.
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  Poverty and Environment: Turning the Poor into Agents of Environmental Regeneration

  Poverty Elimination Programme, UNDP, 1998

  The poor adapt and learn to live with poverty in a variety of ways. They also try to cope with shocks from events such as droughts, floods and loss of employment. Environmental resources play a vital role in their survival strategies. As the poor depend on environmental resources, one can expect them to have a stake in their preservation. Much of the damage done to natural resources is by others.
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  India's Position on Climate Change from Rio to Kyoto: A Policy Analysis

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  Policy-making analysis of actors, structures, ideas, interests and powers behind the Indian government’s national position on climate change.
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  Encouraging Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture in Southern Africa in the Context of Agricultural Services Reform

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1998

  Summarises the results of six DFID funded country studies on encouraging sustainable agriculture in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. It emphasises the need for continuing government and donor support for sustainable increases in agricultural productivity which must underpin poverty alleviation.
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  Ethical trade and export horticulture in sub-Saharan Africa: The development of tools for ethical trading of horticultural exports by resource poor groups

  Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 1998

  Short report covering: the role of export horticulture in sub-Saharan Africa and its variable impact on the resource-poor; moves towards ethical trade in export horticulture, focusing on limitations of current approaches; a research agenda for developing appropriate criteria for ethical trade in horticultural products [author]
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  Rural Poverty: Population Dynamics, Local Institutions and Access to Resources

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 1998

  Analyses two examples of changing institution-resource access relationships in Africa and Latin America. The Africa case (Kakamega, Western Kenya) highlights the resource endowments and problems associated with the participation of individuals in multiple institutions, whereas the Latin America case (Oaxaca, Mexico) focuses on the changes in a single institution in response to population growth.
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  Structure and conduct of major agricultural input and output markets and response to reforms by rural households in Madagascar

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998

  Interim reports on adjustment in the input trading sector; price behavior in local markets; and adjustment farm households have been published and are available online.
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  Indian experience on household food and nutrition security

  Gender and Food Security, FAO, 1994

  Covers the production, availability and consumption of cereals, which are known to contribute around 70 percent of the energy and protein requirement and which happen to be the first objective to be attained by a poor household.
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  Impact of Access to Credit on the Poor: Research Design and Baseline Survey for a Longitudinal Study

  Banking with the Poor Network, 1998

  Presents the baseline survey for a study of the impact of microfinance services offered by Alalay sa Kaunlaran sa Gitnang Luzon, Inc (ASKI). ASKI is a microfinance institution based in Cabanatuan City in the Philippines, and is a member of the BWTP Network.The baseline survey is the first step in a longitudinal process.

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