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Comparing incomes when needs differ: equivalisation for the extra costs of disability in the UK

Zaidi, Asghar; Burchardt, Tania - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

Equivalisation of incomes for household size and composition is accepted practice when measuring poverty and inequality …

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The wealth and poverty of nations: true PPPs for 141 countries

Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

I set out a new method for estimating true (Konüs) PPPs. Household consumption per head deflated by these PPPs answers the question: by how much must the average expenditure per head of poor country A be increased to enable the typical inhabitant of A to enjoy the same utility level as the...

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Tenure reformed: planning for redress or progress in South Africa

James, Deborah - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This article explores the contradictory and contested but closely interlocking efforts of NGOs and the state in planning for land reform in South Africa. As government policy has come increasingly to favor the better-off who are potential commercial farmers, so NGO efforts have been directed,...

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More than just talk: the framing of transactional sex and its implications for vulnerability to HIV in Lesotho, Madagascar and South Africa

Stoebenau, Kirsten; Nixon, Stephanie A.; Rubincam, Clara; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

Background 'Transactional sex' was regarded by the mid-1990s as an important determinant of HIV transmission, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Little attention has been paid to what the terms used to denote transactional sex suggest about how it is understood. This study provides a nuanced...

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Definition of equality and framework for measurement: final recommendations of the equalities review steering group on measurement

Burchardt, Tania; Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

approach as its measurement framework and recommended that all public bodies use the framework to “agree priorities, set …: Final Recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement (CASEpaper 121), were prepared as background … papers to assist in the development of the measurement framework for the Equalities Review. It discusses the challenges in …

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Sustainability and well-being indicators

Neumayer, Eric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper provides a review and critical discussion of indicators, which attempt to combine the measurement of … (GS) have merely focused on the capacity to provide utility in the future, but have not included the measurement of … failed to account for sustainability in their measurement of current well-being. The paper then critically reviews the Index …

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Social Capital and Public Policy in Greece.

Paraskevopoulos, Christos J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Social capital has emerged as a key concept on the social sciences in general and political science/public policy in particular over the last two decades or so, because, by facilitating collective action among the actors, it leads to increased levels of performance in several public policy areas...

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Fiscal policy instruments and the political economy of designing programs to reach the poorest

Ahmad, Ehtisham - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

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Schools in disadvantaged areas: recognising context and raising quality

Lupton, Ruth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Both educational attainment and school quality are typically lower in disadvantaged areas than others and much recent policy attention has been focused on each. This paper looks at the quality problem, exploring the relationships between disadvantaged contexts, what schools do, and the quality...

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Social exclusion and children: a European view for a US debate

Micklewright, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

it relates to children in the US, I discuss various features of US society and institutions including the measurement of … poverty, analysis of children's living standards, state versus federal responsibilities, welfare reform and the emphasis on …

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