Search Results - subject:"Reduction strategies"

Bolivia, Government of; Bolivia, Gobierno de - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

After 18 years of democracy and 15 years of structural reforms, Bolivia has made important strides in consolidating its institutions and its economic stability. The process of change is not over, however, there is still a need to pursue the efforts toward greater equity that will make it...

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Trafficking in Persons and Human Development: Towards A More Integrated Policy Response

Laczko, Frank; Danailova-Trainor, Gergana - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009

Poverty is often regarded as the "root cause" of trafficking, but the linkages between poverty, lack of development and trafficking are complex. For example, there is some evidence to suggest that victims of cross-border trafficking are more likely to originate from middle-income rather than...

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Social assistance : cash transfers potential impact of decision 67

Tuyet, Pham Anh; Castel, Paulette - World Bank Group - 2009

A wide range of public policies aims at improving the social welfare of the population or specific groups among the population. The use of the term social protection usually refers to the group of social policies that provide cash transfer to protect households from poverty. The goal of this...

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Trafficking in Persons and Human Development: Towards A More Integrated Policy Response

Laczko, Frank; Danailova-Trainor, Gergana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

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New Thinking on Poverty: Implications for Globalisation and Poverty Reduction Strategies

Shaffer, Paul - Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations - 2008

: Implications for Globalisation and Poverty Reduction Strategies Paul Shaffer Abstract Three main changes in thinking about …, poverty reduction strategies; social protection Paul Shaffer is Assistant Professor, Department of International Development … ......................................................................................................................................... 33 New Thinking on Poverty: Implications for Globalisation and Poverty Reduction Strategies Paul Shaffer Introduction …

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The impact of cash transfers on school enrollment : evidence from Ecuador

Oosterbeek, Hessel; Ponce, Juan; Schady, Norbert - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008

This paper presents evidence about the impact on school enrollment of a program in Ecuador that gives cash transfers to the 40 percent poorest families. The evaluation design consists of a randomized experiment for families around the first quintile of the poverty index and of a regression...

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