Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Way back in 2019, we blogged about the “meaning of stunting”, reflecting on some thought-provoking papers recently out that re-examined the meaning of stunting and sparked discussion for those of us who study human development. Here we turn our attention...
Monday, March 25, 2024
Forced displacement often forces children out of school and into employment at a young age. This disruption in their human capital formation leads to poverty in the long term. This column demonstrates that unconditional cash transfers provided to...
Monday, October 30, 2023
India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is among the largest and most influential social programmes in the world, guaranteeing 100 days of paid work to 8% of the world’s population. The programme was designed as a vital lifeline to...
Friday, September 2, 2022
IMF last week announced a provisional $2.9bn loan to Sri Lanka for recovery from an economic crisis which has caused extreme inflation, shortages and protests. But once the loan is approved, the country has decisions to make on how best to spend the...
Monday, August 22, 2022
Privacy International researched a number of social safety-net projects financed by the World Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reflects on how certain aspects of social protection projects can inadvertently lead to excessive surveillance...
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Africa, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, America, Haiti, Asia, Jordan, Lebanon
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Friday, August 5, 2022
The National Rural Livelihood Mission aims to increase income and improve the well-being of rural households. Using survey data from nine states in India, this article analyses the existence of caste-based differences in self-help groups within the NRLM...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
In 2002, BRAC Bangladesh pioneered a programme as part of their Graduation approach to development interventions. The programme aimed to lift ultra-poor women above the extreme poverty line within two years through the provision of small...
Friday, July 8, 2022
Imagine a strip of land - 41 km long, 6 to 12 km wide - with more than 2 million inhabitants and where half of the population are children. Imagine that a land closure coupled with an air and sea blockade restricts imports of vital supplies and prevents...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Monday, June 13, 2022
Economic insecurity caused by lockdowns during the early days of Covid-19 forced many households to rely on government welfare schemes to fulfil their consumption needs. Using data from the June 2020 round of the Delhi NCR Coronavirus Telephone Survey,...
Monday, May 23, 2022
A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition