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The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities
Acosta, Pablo A. - 2018
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood development through the implementationof the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) since 2011, with the objective to reduce poverty andinequality...
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Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
Chase, Claire - 2017
Water-related diseases are a major health burden for populations, especially the poor. Meeting global aspirations for poverty reduction will require addressing the global water and sanitation challenge. This discussion paper provides an overview of the poverty-related impacts of inadequate water...
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The Motherhood Penalty and Female Employment in Urban India
Das, Maitreyi Bordia - 2017
Since the 1990s, India has seen robust economic growth, rising wages, steady fertility decline, increased urbanization … policy research on women's employment in India. The discussion is situated in the normative construction of motherhood and … the gendered nature of caregiving in India. The analysis uses pooled data from six rounds of the National Sample Surveys …
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Jati inequality in rural Bihar
Joshi, Shareen; Kochhar, Nishtha; Rao, Vijayendra - 2018
Caste is a persistent driver of inequality in India, and it is generally analyzed with government-defined broad …
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Are Caste Categories Misleading? The Relationship between Gender and Jati in Three Indian States
Joshi, Shareen - 2017
This paper examines the relationship between caste and gender inequality in three states in India. When households are …
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Of Taps and Toilets : Evaluating Community Demand-Driven Projects in Rural India
World Bank - 2010
, together spanning a range of conditions in rural India: Maharashtra and Orissa. The secondary objectives of the study were to …
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Can women's self-help groups contribute to sustainable development? : evidence of capability changes from Northern India
Anand, Paul; Saxena, Swati; Gonzalez, Rolando; Dang, … - 2019
rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training …
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South Asia's Hotspots : The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
Mani, Muthukumara - 2009
South Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Most previous studies have focused on the projected impacts of sea-level rise or extreme weather - droughts, floods, heatwaves and storm surges. This study adds to that knowledge by identifying the impacts of long-term changes in the...
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Technical Poverty Estimation Report : Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey
Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance - 2017
A joint analysis of poverty and living standards was conducted by a technical team from the Ministry of Planning and Finance, Government of Myanmar, and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. Poverty has previously been estimated using data from the Integrated Household Living...
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Qualitative Study of Household Livelihood Strategies and Constraints in Zambia
Poulin, Michelle - 2018
Inclusive growth and poverty reduction requires an understanding of the constraints to increasing productivity of the informal sector, which employs the majority of Zambians. Zambians working in this sector are poor, have little education, die young from avoidable diseases, and live...
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