Information on "Disadvantaged Groups"
May 2013
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May 2013
Old Age, Disability and Mental Health: Data Issues for a Post-2015 Framework
Author: Emma Samman, Laura K Rodriguez-Takeuchi
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This background note focuses on inequalities associated with old age, disability and mental health. More on «Old Age, Disability and Mental Health: Data Issues for a Post-2015 Framework»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Childhood Vulnerability to Climate Change in Marginalised Vietnamese Communities
Author: David Walker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Background Note is based on studies that analyze the potential impact of climate change on the lives of minority and mountainous communities, particularly children and vulnerable groups in Vietnam's Quang Tri province. More on «Childhood Vulnerability to Climate Change in Marginalised Vietnamese Communities»
August 2012
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2 Aug 2012
Ownership by Minority, Female, and Disadvantaged Firms in the Pipeline Industry
Author: Susan Flemming
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report assesses the levels and types of participation by minority-owned, woman-owned, and disadvantaged firms in the construction and operation of pipeline facilities in the US. More on «Ownership by Minority, Female, and Disadvantaged Firms in the Pipeline Industry»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Migrant Unrest in China: An Analysis
Author: Namrata Hasija
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This paper examines the situation of the rural migrant laborers in China. More on «Migrant Unrest in China: An Analysis»
March 2012
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21 Mar 2012
Economic Development: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fragmented Programs Are Unclear
Author: William B Shear
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This statement to Congress discusses the overlap, fragmentation, and potential duplication in US economic development programs. More on «Economic Development: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fragmented Programs Are Unclear» -
Mar 2012
Putting Inequality in the Post-2015 Picture
Author: Claire Melamed
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper considers some current proposals for integrating inequality into the post-2015 global framework for development. More on «Putting Inequality in the Post-2015 Picture»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Youth in Rwanda and Burundi
Author: Marc Sommers, Peter Uvin
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report compares the results of parallel research projects carried out among impoverished, nonelite youth in post-conflict Rwanda and Burundi. More on «Youth in Rwanda and Burundi» -
Oct 2011
Social Inclusiveness in Asia’s Middle Income Countries
Author: Pedro Martins, Terry McKinley
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper investigates the challenges in moving the policy agenda from an exclusive poverty focus to an ‘inclusive growth’ strategy in Asian middle-income countries (MICs). More on «Social Inclusiveness in Asia’s Middle Income Countries»
April 2010
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6 Apr 2010
Marroquíes en España, los Países Bajos y Francia
Author: Héctor Cebolla, Miguel Requena
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este documento de trabajo explora el grado de integración social de los marroquíes emigrados a tres naciones europeas: Francia, los Países Bajos y España. More on «Marroquíes en España, los Países Bajos y Francia»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
Ethnic Minority Poverty in Vietnam
Author: Bob Baulch, Hoa Thi Minh Nguyen, Phuong Thu Thi Phuong, Hung Thai Pham
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Although economic reform has brought remarkable progress in poverty reduction in Vietnam, the scale and depth of ethnic minority poverty in Vietnam presents one of the major challenges to achieving the targets for poverty reduction set out in the Soc... More on «Ethnic Minority Poverty in Vietnam»
