Recent recognition both by governments and by development agencies that security is key to poverty reduction has resulted in an expanded and redefined conception of social protection, as acknowledged in the recent World Development Report (World Bank 2001a)...
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This note reviews the extent to which Vietnam’s social protection strategies and programs are addressing gender inequities, with a particular focus on the political economy dynamics of implementation at the sub-national level.
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The aim of this paper is to review the literature on social protection measures in the context of India and Bangladesh, with a view to exploring some of these issues. It will bring together some of the lessons from various responses to the problem of...
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This study was conceived within the frame of a wider study on the diversification of rural livelihoods in India. The wider study aims to identify what policy initiatives might better support the poor in their search for enhanced livelihoods. This paper...
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Social protection (SP) and livelihood promotion have conventionally been handled by different departments within governments and donor organisations. Taking the example of agriculture, this paper argues that the scope for synergy between them (when narrowly...
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The review paper develops an analytical framework that distinguishes between i) rapid onset emergencies that trigger crises and ii) longer-term sources of vulnerability and impoverishment that lead to acute or chronic food insecurity. Research took place...
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