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India Gender Profile

This report was commissioned by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). Its aim is to provide a contemporary overview of gender and development concerns in India and to identify areas of focus for a more detailed study in the future.

Governance in Global Value Chains

The concept of 'governance' is central to the global value chain approach. This article explains what it means and why it matters for...

How health workers earn a living in China

Health workers earned the same salary throughout China during the period of the command economy. Differences in earnings have grown...

Initial Review of PRSP Documentation

Land Reform and Farm Choice in Romania

Individual and small-scale cooperative farming can be attractive options for new landholders in Romania. However, it is likely that many...

Linking learning environments through agricultural experience – enhancing the learning process in rural primary schools

Livelihood Insecurity and Social Protection: A Re-emerging Issue in Rural Development

Risk and vulnerability have been rediscovered as key features of rural livelihoods and poverty, and are currently a focus of policy...

Making Law Matter: Rights, Rules and Security in the Live of the Poor

Published by: IDS

After a hiatus, law has re-emerged onto the international development agenda. A number of reasons are suggested: first, the 'good governance' policies advocated by the international donor community see reform of the state and its relations with society as key elements in promoting market-led growth.

Ouch! Western feminists’ ‘wounded attachment’ to the ‘third world prostitute’

Sen’s Entitlement Approach: Critiques and Counter-critiques

Published by: Taylor and Francis

Twenty years after Poverty and Famines elaborated the entitlement approach as an innovative and holistic approach to famine analysis,...