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  Striving for good governance in Africa

  UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2004

  This report is a synopsis of the first major continent-wide study to measure and monitor "Progress towards Good Governance in Africa," undertaken by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The study conducted surveys and desk research in 28 project countries.
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  Reforming the Formula: a modest proposal for introducing development outcomes in IDA allocation procedures

  European Development Research Network, 2004

  Following a review of the current formula of the IDA aid allocation formula and the role of the Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) in this procedure, the paper develops a modest proposal for introducing final outcome indicators in the formula.Pointing to the lack of transparency and the absence of outcome based indicators, the paper suggest a revised formula that takes them into
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  Toolkit for mainstreaming gender, environment, poverty reduction, peace and unity and participatory governance

  Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program, 2003

  This toolkit is designed as a guide to help local government support programmes (LGSP) and their local resource partners representatives to integrate LGSP's four cross-cutting themes into LGSP projects and to build the capacity of local government units (LGUs) to mainstream the cross-cutting themes into their policies, plans and programs.
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  How poverty separates parents from children: a challenge to human rights

  ATD Fourth World, 2004

  This paper examines the effects of poverty on families, particularly on children. Looking specifically at case studies in Guatemala, Burkina Faso, Haiti, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines, this paper examines the way that children and families experience poverty, the way that current discourse frames this issue, and comes up with several lessons learnt on the topic.
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  Valuing children, valuing parents

  ATD Fourth World, 2004

  This paper is the English translation of Precieux enfants, precieux parents published in November 2003. The paper is a response to the European Union's commitment to fight child poverty, and discusses parents and children living in extreme poverty.
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  Action for a strong and prosperous Africa: consultation document

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This consultation document on ODI's Commission for Africa was an effort to elicit reader opinions on possible areas for Commission action.
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  Proceedings of the First General Assembly of South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)

  South Asia Alliance for Poverty Alleviation, 2003

  This report provides the summary of the proceedings of the First General Assembly of South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), highlighting the key issues discussed and ideas conceived for the development of the alliance.The objectives of the meeting were to:strengthen the SAAPE alliance of civil society organisations at the regional level and develop strategies to work effecti
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  Scaling up Kudumbashree: collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  This paper discusses the factors that enabled and constrained the scaling up of a multisectoral poverty alleviation program called Kudumbashree, initiated by the government of Kerala (GOK), India, in 1998 to eradicate poverty by 2008. Kudumbashree was characterised by the creation of community development societies (CDS) and neighbourhood groups (NHG).
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  Will the Millennium Challenge Account be different?

  Washington Quarterly, 2003

  This paper examines the implications of the Bush administration's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), and the possible ramifications for the allocation and delivery of U.S. foreign assistance.
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  A study of the role of livestock in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003

  This paper evaluates references to livestock in PRSPs. Five case studies were examined, as well as data from 49 other countries.

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