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What We Know About Neighbourhood Change: A literature review

Lupton, Ruth; Power, Anne T. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

This report was jointly commissioned by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) in the Office ofthe Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and the Economic and Social Research Council. It containsboth full and summary reports of a literature review of neighbourhood change, undertaken withthe primary aim of...

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A simple model of inequality, occupational choice, and development

Ghatak, Maitreesh; Jiang, Neville Nien-Huei - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001

We analyze a simple and tractable model of occupational choice in the presence of credit marketimperfections. We examine the effect of parameters governing technology and transaction costs, andhistory, in terms of the initial wealth distribution, in determining the long-term wealth...

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Poverty and Inequality and Social Policy in China

Li, Bingqin; Piachaud, David - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable andnoted feature of Chinese society. The paper … socialpolicies are described and the effects on poverty and inequality are examined.The limitations of a social policy that is … approach is analysed and its potential to reduce poverty andinequality are considered.[...] …

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Developing Family Development Accounts in Taipei:Policy Innovation from Income to Assets

Cheng, Li-Chen - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

In July 2000, the Taipei City Government launched an anti-poverty program,Taipei Family Development Accounts, which …

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Directory of Development Organizations

Wesselink, Bert

The directory of development organizations, listing 70,000 development organizations, has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, academic and research institutions, governments and the private sector.

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New sources of financing for development: a review of options : Commission staff working paper

Europäische Kommission - 2005

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Sweden´s Pensioners: How They Have Fared in theRoller Coaster Ride through the Past Decade and aHalf of Deep Recession and Economic Exuberance

Gustafsson, Björn; Johansson, Mats; Palmer, Edward - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This study analyses the development of the economic well-being of the elderly in Swedensince 1990 - a period characterized by increased influence from the financial market andextreme economic events - using data from the Household Income Survey. The elderly werenot isolated as pensions were cut,...

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Determinants of Poverty during Transition:Household Survey Evidence from Ukraine

Brück, Tilman; Danzer, Alexander M.; Muravyev, Alexander; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

The paper analyzes the incidence, the severity and the determinants of household poverty inUkraine during transition … various poverty lines... …

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Overcrowding in British Cities in 1904

Gazeley, Ian; Newell, Andrew - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper presents an analysis of housing conditions amongst the British urban workingclass in 1904, using a re-discovered survey.1 We investigate overcrowding and we find majorregional differences...

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Analysing the Effects of Tax-Benefit Reforms onIncome Distribution: A Decomposition Approach

Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposingchanges in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the tax …

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