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A Typology of Market-based Approaches to Include the Most Marginalised

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In recent years there has been a surge of interest in the role that markets and the private sector play in development, and interest to understand how development actors may most effectively support ‘inclusive economies’. What is missing, however, is a systematic analysis of what it takes for market-based approaches to include the most marginalised e.g. those with disability.

Report on the Deliberative Panel of the Market-based Solutions for the Extreme Poor Programme

Published by: IDS

This report describes the discussions held by a deliberative panel on disability in Uganda. The panel formed part of a wider research project on ‘market-based solutions for the extreme poor’ funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Identifying Community Healthcare Supports for the Elderly and the Factors Affecting their Aging Care Model Preference: Evidence From Three Districts of Beijing

The Chinese tradition of filial piety, which prioritized family-based care for the elderly, is transitioning and elders can no longer necessarily rely on their children. The purpose of this study was to identify community support for the elderly, and analyze the factors that affect which model of old-age care elderly people dwelling in communities prefer.

Gender, Age and Migration: An extended briefing

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In many parts of the world, migration has replaced fertility and mortality as the leading agent of demographic change. A person’s...

Comment on ‘The Role of Social Risk Management in Development: A World Bank View’

The world is a risky place. Many of us reading this IDS Bulletin will have ample ways of dealing with risk. A look through my ‘to...