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The Emergence of Chinese Civil Society and its Significance to Governance

Anti-Poverty Programs

Civil Society and Governability in Mexico

Participatory Budgeting

How Do Bangladeshi Elites Understand Poverty?

Published by: IDS

The poverty of most Bangladeshis is viewed as an important - but not urgent - issue by Bangladesh's elites. They do not feel threatened by the extent of poverty, or by poor people. Some sections of the elite appear to know little about the poor

Responding to Global Competitive Pressure: Local Co-operation and Upgrading in the Sinos Valley, Brazil

Published by: IDS

This paper investigates whether enterprises in the export-oriented Sinos Valley (South of Brazil) have stepped up co-operation in...

Food-for-Work in Ethiopia: Challenging the Scope of Project Evaluations

Published by: IDS

Evaluations of the numerous Food-for-Work (FFW) projects in operation across Ethiopia are designed to assess their effectiveness, and are often defined by the objectives stated in the terms of reference.

East Asia: What Happened to the Development Miracle?

Published by: IDS

This IDS Bulletin presents the key background papers from a major conference on the East Asian Crisis held at IDS in July 1998. A group of experts from different backgrounds, including international finance, macroeconomic and social policy, and development strategy, came together to discuss the causes of the crisis.

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa: Participation, Accountability and Performance

The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local fieldwork. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the mass of the population - the poor and disadvantaged who live in the rural areas.

Economic Reform, Poverty and Equity in Access to Health Care: Case Studies in Viet Nam

Published by: IDS