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1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The central aim of this Paper is to review the current understanding of how institutional arrangements can either encourage or discourage the pursuit of sustainable livelihoods.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
Many low and middle income countries are considering radical health sector reforms. Their policy-makers are asking fundamental questions about how services should be financed, the relationship between service providers and government, and the role of the state in ensuring that health services are cost-effective and equitable.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This report examines the relationship between the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP), a controversial dam under construction in western India, and Kutch, which is supposed to benefit from the dam.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The aims of the study are two-fold: to examine the causes of low participation, persistence and performance of girls in primary schools, both absolutely, and relative to boys; to identify the most promising policy choices facing states which wish seriously to universalise the enrolment of all children at primary level, and to investigate the resource implications of such alternative policies.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The debate on 'social exclusion' has mostly taken place in developed countries, but closely mirrors the debate on 'poverty' in developing countries: both stress the problem of multiple deprivation, the psycho-social factors, and the importance of agency and participation in the widest sense.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
Using data collected during school-based surveys in two regions in Ethiopia, bivariate and multivariate analysis has been carried out to identify some of the important constraints to primary schooling.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
The political dimensions of sustainable livelihoods are explored here, drawing on the livelihood adaptation literature in India and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on adaptation to short-term shocks and the negative consequences of longer-term change in livelihood strategies.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding how households cope with the costs of severe illness and high medical fees. It presents the findings of a follow-up study of a household health expenditure survey in rural China.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
This paper explores the relevance of social capital for industrial development by way of a case study. The paper shows that there are causal connections both ways and that these connections only become apparent by adopting an historical approach.
1 January 1997
Published by: IDS
Tanzania is a country with a strong stated commitment to the goals of schooling for all, and of achieving gender equity within education. Economic difficulties over recent years have, however, meant that progress towards these goals has been slow.