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Social Transfer Programmes and School Enrolment in Malawi: A Micro-simulationThis paper investigates the impact of social transfer programmes on school enrolment and child labour in Malawi utilizing a micro-simulation evaluation method...
Children Education Family policyBook Chapter
Between Past and Future of Latin America: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican RepublicFrom the book: Achieving Development Success
Economic development Natural resources Government policy (Poor)Research Brief
The Fungibility Problem: Budget Support, Aid on Delivery or Project Aid?One persistent concern raised during discussions of whether aid effectively promotes the goals of donors is fungibility, that is; the possibility that aid is used in ways not intended by donors when disbursing the funds...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: the Case of ZambiaThe global food price crisis of 2007/08 raised fears about the impacts of higher and more volatile food prices for the poor in Zambia...
Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Fungibility and the Choice of Aid ModalitiesThe ‘right’ choice of instruments and modalities to provide aid to developing countries in support of poverty reduction and economic development is arguably the most contested issue in the current international debate on aid effectiveness...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Government spending policyWorking Paper
Pro-poor Service Delivery and Social IdentityIndia addressed the requirement for pro-poor service delivery in rural regions by introducing decentralization and affirmative action policies...
Distribution Economic development Government policy (Poor)Book Chapter
Mutual Interdependence between Elites and the PoorFrom the book: The Role of Elites in Economic Development
Economic development Elite (Social sciences) Government policy (Poor)Book Chapter
Tackling Elite Capture by the 'Counter-elite' and 'Co-opt-elite' Approaches in Bangladesh and GhanaFrom the book: The Role of Elites in Economic Development
Economic development Sociology of families Government policy (Poor)Book Chapter
Globalization and Exclusionary Urban Growth in Asian CountriesFrom the book: Urbanization and Development in Asia
Globalization Internal migration Government policy (Poor)Book Chapter
Globalizing Households and Multi-ethnic Community Building in JapanFrom the book: Urbanization and Development in Asia
Emigration and immigration Sociology of families Labour supplyJournal Article
The Impact of the Global Commodity and Financial Crises on Poverty in VietnamEconomic growth in Vietnam was resilient to the global commodity and financial crises, but it is unclear why. Impacts on employment and poverty are also disputed...
Commercial policy Government policy (Poor) Financial crisisBook Chapter
Determinants of Child Weight and Height in Sri Lanka: A Quantile Regression ApproachFrom the book: Health Inequality and Development
Children Equality and inequality MalnutritionWorking Paper
Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Recent Global EvidenceThe study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing countries, with emphasis on the role of income inequality...
Economic development Equality and inequality Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Mutual Interdependence between Elites and the PoorThere has been a growing recognition among scholars that politics matters in the distribution of resources in society...
Economic development Elite (Social sciences) Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Impact of the Global Commodity and Financial Crises on Poverty in VietnamEconomic growth in Vietnam has been fairly resilient to the global commodity and financial crises, but it is unclear why. In addition, the impact of the crises on employment and poverty is in dispute...
Commercial policy Financial crisis Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Between Past and Future of Latin America: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and the Dominican RepublicThis paper provides a synthesis of the four papers on the Latin American and Caribbean economies: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic...
Economic development Natural resources Government policy (Poor)