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Inequalities, Agency, and Well-being

The capabilities approach has emphasized that inequalities can be analyzed in various dimensions of human functioning. Indicators of these inequalities can be incorporated into assessments of well-being. The capabilities approach also highlights the...

Working Paper
The COVID-19 pandemic and poor women’s agency

Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated that poor women have been the worst sufferers in terms of pay cuts and job losses. Women are the hardest hit also at the household level. They have to bear the brunt of constrained...

Journal Article
Development assistance and the lasting legacies of rebellion in Burundi and Rwanda

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid to Support Fragile States

Working Paper
Local Agency, Development Assistance and the Legacies of Rebellion in Burundi and Rwanda

Rwanda and Burundi have both emerged from civil wars over the past 20 years and foreign donors have provided significant contributions to post-conflict reconstruction and development in the two countries. Yet although Rwanda and Burundi share several...

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Inequalities, Agency, and Well-being

Part of Book Understanding Human Well-being

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Political agency and public healthcare

The development of institutions of self-governance in India, and specifically the 2005 reform—the National Rural Health Mission that introduced village health and sanitation committees—provide a unique opportunity to study the effects of the...

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