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The Limits to Scarcity: Contesting the Politics of Allocation
BookScarcity is considered a ubiquitous feature of the human condition. It underpins much of modern economics and is widely used as an explanation for social organisation, social conflict and the resource crunch confronting humanity's survival on the planet.
Latest IDS Bulletin
The Pulse of Egypt’s Revolt
IDS Bulletin Issue: 1 Volume: 43How do we explain the way in which change unfolded in the wake of the recent Egyptian uprisings?
Latest IDS Working Paper
Remittances and Labour Supply in Post-Conflict Tajikistan
IDS Working Paper Issue: 388This paper analyzes the impact of remittances on the labour supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan.
Afghan Values or Women’s Rights? Gendered Narratives about Continuity and Change in Urban Afghanistan
IDS Working Paper Issue: 387There is considerable debate about the extent to which gender equality and womens’ rights are universal values. This debate has been particularly heated in Afghanistan where the violation of women’s rights by the Taliban regime was one justification used by the US and its allies for their invasion of the country.
The Impact of Armed Civil Conflict on Household Welfare and Policy
IDS Working Paper Issue: 384This paper offers a framework for analysing the effects of armed conflicts on households and the ways in which households in turn respond to and cope with the conflicts.
Latest IDS Research Summary
Lessons from Social Protection Programme Implementation in Kenya, Zambia and Mongolia (Research Summary)
IDS Research Summary Issue: 69This Research Report (conducted by the Centre for Social Protection at IDS with UNICEF) examines how social protection programming can interrupt the intergenerational transfer of poverty (IGT) through investments in human capital (education, health and nutrition), aiming to capture best practice and enhance lesson learning within a multilateral organisation (UNICEF).
Latest IDS In Focus Policy Briefing
The Political Economy of Climate Change and Development
IDS In Focus Policy Briefing Issue: 20Climate change financing initiatives are an increasingly prominent part of international development activities, through mechanisms both inside and outside the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Latest IDS Research Report
Productive Safety Nets for Women in Extreme Poverty: Lessons from Pilot Projects in India and Pakistan
IDS Research Report Issue: 72Conventional government schemes and microfinance interventions have struggled to reach the poorest people and help them escape the confines of extreme poverty.
Latest IDS Practice Paper
Learning about How to Communicate ‘Learning’ from and Within a Multi-sited Organisation
IDS Practice Paper In Brief Issue: 7This paper draws on a study conducted on capturing innovation and lessons from across a ‘multi-sited’ organisation.
