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  Gendered implications of tax reform in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Jamaica

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005

  In the context of Latin American and Caribbean countries, this paper proposes that the most effective means for reducing class- and gender-based poverty and inequality is citizenship-based entitlements to basic (i.e.
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  HIV Aids and gender impact report

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  This report summarizes the findings of a household livelihood survey in Zambia. The aim was to gain a clear understanding of the dynamics of assets and livelihood strategies that are induced by the presence of HIV/AIDS in communities and households in Northern Province.The report is divided into two sections.
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  Process deficits or political constraints? bottom-up evaluation of non-contributory social protection policy for rural labourers in India

  Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin, 2005

  Often, the implementation of anti-poverty programmes has been evaluated on the basis of their outcomes rather than the process of implementation. Such methods of evaluation assume that good outcome indicators are the result of good implementation.
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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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  Targeting in health: a summary of the evidence

  Poverty and Health, PovertyNet, World Bank, 2000

  This paper, published by the World Bank, examines attempts to focus health sector development programmes on the poor.
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  Poverty targeting in Asia: country experience of India

  ADB Institute, 2004

  This paper addresses two broad questions related to poverty alleviation in India: (1) how much in aggregate does the government spend on poverty targeted programmes? and, (2) how effective have these programs been in targeting the poor and in alleviating poverty?
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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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