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  We were in fire, now we are in water: micro-credit and gender relations in rural Bangladesh

  Gender Mainstreaming Programme in Asia, 2004

  This study of 20 Saving and Credit Groups (SCGs) formed under the Agricultural Development and Intensification Project (ADIP) project in these four districts of Bangladesh was undertaken to assess the impact of micro–credit institutions on gender relations and women’s agency.
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  An assessment of poverty reducing policies and programmes in Ghana

  Centre for Policy Analysis, Ghana, 2002

  Despite undergoing structural adjustment programmes for nearly 20 years, Ghana continues to face persistent poverty. This paper assesses the various programmes and policies that have been aimed at poverty reduction in Ghana.First, the author provides a brief background on the performance of the economy of Ghana and sets the stage for a discussion on the poverty profile.
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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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  Microfinance and the state: exploring areas and structures of collaboration

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2005

  This paper reviews the performance of formal institutional channels of microfinance and discusses the emergence of new forms of collaboration in the delivery of microfinance services. Some pertinent issues in regulatory policies and institutional arrangements that can help the state effectively and in a sustainable manner leverage the available resources for the poor are also dealt with.
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  Trust in public finance: citizens views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania

  Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2004

  This paper examines the problem of tax evasion and non-payment in Tanzania, looking specifically at evidence that the rate of contribution to public services is affected by factors such as citizens’ trust in others and the trustworthiness of the government. Findings from a recently conducted citizens’ survey support this proposition.
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  Issues and options for improving engagement between the World Bank and civil society organizations

  World Bank, 2005

  The purpose of this paper is to assess the World Bank’s recent relations with civil society organizations (CSOs), and to propose options for promoting more effective civic engagement in Bank-supported activities and managing associated risks in the future.
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  Promoting gender-sensitive entrepreneurship via microfinance institutions

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2005

  The main focus of this paper is on how staff from a microfinance institution can interact with potential clients in a more gender-sensitive manner.Microfinance is a mechanism for triggering or sustaining social and economic development by supporting entrepreneurial activities, and can have multiple spin-off benefits, including the potential to be a component of poverty reduction strategies, thu
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  Joint World Bank and IMF report on poverty reduction strategy papers: progress in implementation

  International Monetary Fund, 2005

  This paper is a concept note outlining the 2005 PRS Review - which will draw on the experiences of countries in preparing and implementing poverty reduction strategies and of donors in supporting these efforts. The PRS approach was intended to be country-driven, results-oriented, comprehensive, partnership-based, and with a long-term perspective on development and poverty reduction.
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  Online database of World Bank Impact evaluations

  World Bank, 2005

  The Poverty Analysis, Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Thematic Group in the World Bank has launched a new online-searchable database of impact evaluations. This database provides access to impact evaluations of World Bank-supported interventions and impact evaluations undertaken by World Bank staff over the past few years.
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  Dignity counts: a guide to using budget analysis to advance human rights

  International Budget Partnership, 2004

  This paper aims to provide guidance to civil society organizations (CSOs) and others on how to use budget analysis as a tool to support the assessment of a government’s compliance with its economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights obligations.

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