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How the Poor Can Have a Voice in Government Policy Development thinking has changed significantly in recent years. Policymakers have recognized the ability of the poor to make a valuable contribution to the analysis of poverty and are consulting them directly. This new participatory approach has resulted in a broader definition of poverty and better-informed public policies that are more responsive to the needs of the poor. |
Outside
September 2006
Nick Heil |
Pax Himalaya A tourism industry hobbled by years of civil war and political instability looks to rebound as Nepal makes moves toward a lasting peace. Is it finally safe to go back? |
Salon.com
June 12, 2001
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Murder and intrigue in Katmandu The massacre of the royal family in Nepal threatens the stability of a nation that has struggled toward democracy for over a decade... |
TIME Asia
November 1, 2010
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India's Scourge The Indian government has gotten serious about fighting the Naxals, driven partly by the realization that the insurgents can threaten economic growth. |
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Trading Home Comforts For Dreamy Mountains in Nepal Nepal is home to the breathtaking Himalayan mountain range which contains eight of the world s ten highest peaks including Mt Everest, not to mention spectacular scenery and wildlife. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
IDB America
January 2006
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Using the Classroom to Fight for Peace A new study explores how educational programs can help to heal societies battered by conflict: El Salvador and educational reform... Vietnam and children... Peru and human rights... Colombia: laboratories for peace... etc. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Ravi Kanbur |
Poverty, Disconnected Why soup kitchens may be fuller than ever, even as official statistics suggest poverty is coming down. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Mahmood Hasan Khan |
Rural Poverty in Developing Countries How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? |
Adventure
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Rachel Scheer |
Nepal on the Brink Photographer Samantha Appleton treks through the adventure travel classic to experience the austere natural beauty coexisting with the harsh political reality. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Pattillo, Gupta & Carey |
Growing Pains With Africa's growth finally picking up, the challenge is to accelerate and sustain the pace to reduce poverty. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Justin Yifu Lin |
Straight Talk: Shifting Perceptions of Poverty Revised poverty statistics may improve understanding of the economic development process. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Deepa Narayan |
Poverty Is Powerlessness and Voicelessness The Voices of the Poor study aimed to understand poverty from the perspective of poor people and to illuminate the human experience behind the poverty statistics. |
Inc.
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Culture Shock Tips for making diversity easy: Tap your current work force... Prepare for conflict... Manage the middle... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Masood Ahmed & Hugh Bredenkamp |
Supporting Poverty Reduction in Low-Income Developing Countries: The International Community's Response Despite developing countries' improved economic growth rates during the 1990s, poverty has remained firmly entrenched. How can developing countries, international financial institutions, and developed countries work together more effectively to reduce the incidence of poverty? |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Martin Ravallion |
Urban Poverty Yes, the poor are gravitating to towns and cities, but more rapid poverty reduction will probably require a faster pace of urbanization, not a slower one -- and development policymakers will need to facilitate this process, not hinder it. |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer In this interview, Harvard Business School professor emeritus explains why nonprofits aren't the answer to ending poverty and asks that executives look beyond philanthropy to make lasting positive change. |
Job Journal
April 11, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Confronting Conflict A professional approach to making peace in the workplace. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Angus Deaton |
Is World Poverty Falling? Using the same data, two reports released less than two years apart by the World Bank reached apparently different conclusions on whether world poverty was going up or down. How can we know whether the world poverty counts are accurate? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Brian Ames |
Taking Stock of Poverty Reduction Efforts What exactly is a poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP), the centerpiece of the international community's new assault on poverty? It is essentially a road map prepared by countries themselves to help them better target public policies in support of poverty reduction. |
Outside
January 2003
Jenny Dubin |
Into Big Air Hoping to snag high-rolling adventurers, Nepal green-lights its first full-time heli-skiing operation. |
Scientific American
September 2007
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Breaking the Poverty Trap Targeted investments can trump a region's geographic disadvantages. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Emanuele Baldacci |
Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
Knowledge@Wharton
April 23, 2003 |
What's Next After Iraq? The Plains of Abraham or the 30-Year War? The U.S. has little ability to predict and control the independent, non-state forces that confront it. This reality greatly increases uncertainty and complexity in planning for Corporate America. |
| Civil War Times |
Letter From Civil War Times - September 2007 The vast majority of men who fought in this war -- millions of them -- enlisted of their own free will. Why did they do it? |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002 |
Letters to the editor Financial crises hit poor harder... Developing country debt... Poverty reduction... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
Finance & Development
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Dani Rodrik |
Growth Versus Poverty Reduction: A Hollow Debate |
Parameters
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Where Oil and Water Do Mix: Environmental Scarcity and Future Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa In the eyes of a future observer, what will characterize the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa? Will the future mirror the past or, as suggested by the quote above, are significant changes on the horizon? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Kevin Watkins |
Making Globalization Work for the Poor In the view of the IMF, the World Bank, and most northern governments, removing barriers to trade is one of the most powerful things that governments can do to give the poor a bigger stake in global prosperity... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
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Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Enterprise The role of private enterprise in development has been neglected by scholars, governments, and aid organizations. This is regrettable: a vibrant private sector generates jobs, raises incomes, and makes better, cheaper goods and services available... |
Finance & Development
September 2010 |
Making a Breakthrough To accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, growth must happen in sectors that directly benefit the poor, such as agriculture. |
