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Poverty Dynamics in Developing Countries

Published by: IDS

The central motivating 'fact' in the poverty dynamics literature is that some of the poor are not poor all the time. Thus, poverty is dynamic. In most contexts, the inter 'temporal variation in economic dimensions of well-being, such as income or consumption capabilities, is greater than other dimensions.

Participation in Poverty Reduction Strategies: A Synthesis of Experience With Participatory Approaches To Policy Design, Implementation and Monitoring

Published by: IDS

The purpose of this synthesis is to review the experience to date in applying participatory approaches to macro-level policy formulation, implementation and monitoring, with a view to supporting country-led facilitation of inclusive and high-quality participation in the PRS process.

Spreading the Gains from Globalisation: What Can Be Learned From Value Chain Analysis

Published by: IDS

Globalisation has been associated with increasing inequality within and between countries, and with a large share of the world's population living in poverty.

Democracy, Law and Comparative Politics

Published by: IDS

This paper is a revision of democratic theory from the perspective of its inadequacies for including into its scope many of the recently democratized countries, as well as some older democracies located outside of the Northwestern quadrant of the world.

Equity in Health in Unequal Societies: Towards Health Equity During Rapid Social Change

Published by: IDS

This paper explores the implications for health policy of the segmentation of society into social groups with very different levels of income and wealth. It focuses particularly on societies undergoing rapid social change, such as southern Africa and China.

Health Care Seeking by the Poor in Transitional Economies: The Case of Vietnam

Published by: IDS

This Report is based on the IDS health team research into the Vietnam health system.

Global Science, Global Policy: Local to Global Policy Processes for Soils Management in Africa

Published by: IDS

The creation and selling of ideas of global environmental crisis has been a core characteristic of the post-Rio decade. Global science and global policymaking processes are central to these crises.

Environmental Policymaking in Zimbabwe: Discourses, Science and Politics

Published by: IDS

This paper asks why policy processes in Zimbabwe have consistently reinforced a highly technocratic approach to natural resources management, while excluding alternative perspectives and framings of problems for policy.

Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Ethiopia

Published by: IDS

This report describes research carried out at three research sites in the Southern Nation and Nationalities People's Region (SNNPR) of southern Ethiopia.

The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labour Markets Decisions in London and Dhaka

In this path breaking study, social economist Naila Kabeer examines the lives of Bangladeshi garment workers to shed light on the question of what constitutes 'fair' competition in international trade