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2 May 2000
Published by: IDS
From work in the reproductive health field involving men, to a concern about rising male unemployment and gender-based violence, men and masculinities are now very firmly on the gender and development agenda (GAD).
1 May 2000
Published by: Sage Journals
This paper will review the way in which initiatives to extend local democracy within a UK local government context have worked out in...
1 February 2000
Published by: IIED
The theme section of this issue of PLA Notes focuses on the use of participatory approaches in Sexual and Reproductive Health, building on previous RRA/PLA Notes issues on Health (RRA Notes 16, 1992) and HIV/AIDS (PLA Notes 23, 1995).
1 January 1999
Published by: IDS
This paper describes the measuring of the efficiency with which national political-economic systems convert a given volume of material resources (GNP per capita) into human development for their citizens.
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
This is a review of the current thinking on issues of health and poverty in Africa. Its purpose is to provide the basis for a programme of work to support and design the implementation of pro-poor health strategies in Africa.
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
The ratification process for the creation of a Free Trade Area (FTA) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is almost complete. Given the weak administrative capacity of member states, it is likely that the 'intended' FTA will operate like a Customs Union with Common External Tariff based on the lowest tariff rates prevailing for each commodity amongst member states (CUmin).
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
More than 70 million people died in famines in the twentieth century. Stephen Devereux has compiled data from over 30 major famines and has assessed the success of some parts of the world, notably China, the Soviet Union, India and Bangladesh in apparently eradicating mass mortality food crises.
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
An analysis of democracy and its relevance to the challenges of broadening popular participation, reducing poverty and social exclusion...
1 January 2000
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Aid and development agencies like to believe that they manage their development programmes in ways that empower the poor. This is rare in practice, even in the case of newly-fashionable programmes that are explicitly targeted at the poor and justified in terms of 'empowerment'.
1 January 2000
Published by: IDS
The Chinese government has managed a gradual liberalisation of the labour market over the past twenty years. This paper explores the process in the health sector. The strategy has been to establish a broad policy framework within which individuals and enterprises are encouraged to adapt.