Information on "Social Welfare" and "Southern Africa"
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June 2009
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Jun 2009
Seeing Like a 'PWA'
Author: Christopher J Colvin, Joan Leavens, Steven Robins
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper investigates how the South African state has sought to address the relationship between HIV and poverty through a range of interventions, aimed at both increasing access to HIV-related health services and addressing the underlying socioeco... More on «Seeing Like a 'PWA'»
December 2008
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Dec 2008
The Statistical Evidence on Care and Non-Care Work across Six Countries
Author: Debbie Budlender
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper is concerned with the implications of unpaid care work for the well-being of individuals and households, as well as for the economic growth and well-being of nations. More on «The Statistical Evidence on Care and Non-Care Work across Six Countries»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability
Author: Michael Carter, Munenobu Ikegami
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Conventional poverty analysis is ill-equipped to answer questions concerning the future persistence of observed poverty. More on «Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability»
September 2007
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Sep 2007
The End of Botswana Beef Exports to the European Union?
Author: Mareike Meyn
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This briefing explains what will happen if Botswana beef exports are subject to the only existing ‘alternative’: the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff – which, despite its name, is the least favourable treatment the EU applies to a WTO trading partne... More on «The End of Botswana Beef Exports to the European Union?»
August 2007
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Aug 2007
Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in South Africa
Author: Julian May, Ingrid Woolard
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Using three waves of the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS), panel data collected in South Africa's most populous province between 1993 and 2004, this paper reinvestigates patterns of chronic and structural poverty previously identified from ... More on «Poverty Traps and Structural Poverty in South Africa»
June 2007
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Jun 2007
A Critical Review of Selected Time Use Surveys
Author: Debbie Budlender
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper reviews case studies from Latin American, Asian and African countries that provide quantitative analysis of how members of a household take care of each other and explore the implications of the findings for poverty and social exclusion. More on «A Critical Review of Selected Time Use Surveys» -
Jun 2007
The Politics Behind the Non-Contributory Old Age Social Pensions in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa
Author: Larissa Pelham
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa comprise a cluster of southern African countries which provide monthly non-contributory benefits to their elderly citizens. More on «The Politics Behind the Non-Contributory Old Age Social Pensions in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa»
May 2007
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May 2007
The End of Current EU Preferences for Namibia
Author: Mareike Meyn
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This briefing explains what would happen after 2007 if Namibia’s exports are subject to the best ‘non-negotiated’ regime that the EU offers to all developing countries: the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). More on «The End of Current EU Preferences for Namibia»
August 2005
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Aug 2005
Lived Poverty in South Africa
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This publication reveals that despite 10 years of massive investment in development infrastructure, many South Africans continue to experience poverty. More on «Lived Poverty in South Africa»
December 2004
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Dec 2004
A Generation at Risk?
Author: Robyn Pharoah, Linda Richter, Beverley Killian, Geoff Foster, Stefan Germann
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The aim of this monograph is to examine such assumptions by exploring both the context in which HIV/AIDS orphaning is occurring and the likely developmental implications of both HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related orphanhood. More on «A Generation at Risk?»
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