Ireland Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

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Briefing paper

Tax Battles: The dangerous global race to the bottom on corporate tax

12/12/2016

8 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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Collecting tax is one of the key means by which governments are able to address poverty and inequality. But big business is dodging tax on an industrial scale, depriving governments across the globe of the money they need to address poverty and invest in healthcare, education and jobs. This report exposes the world’s worst corporate […]

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Journal article

Gendering the inequality debate

31/07/2015

15 pages long

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In the past 30 years, economic inequality has increased to unprecedented levels, and is generating widespread public concern among orthodox, as well as leftist and feminist, thinkers. This article explores the gender dimensions of growing economic inequality, summarises key arguments from feminist economics which expose the inadequacy of current mainstream economic analysis on which ‘development’ […]

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Briefing paper

A Cautionary Tale: The true cost of austerity and inequality in Europe

12/09/2013

32 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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European austerity programmes have dismantled the mechanisms that reduce inequality and enable equitable growth. With inequality and poverty on the rise, Europe is facing a lost decade. An additional 15 to 25 million people across Europe could face the prospect of living in poverty by 2025 if austerity measures continue. Oxfam knows this because it […]

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Journal article

Better than the sum of our parts? Reflections on gender mainstreaming in a confederation

07/11/2012

12 pages long

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Better than the sum of our parts? Reflections on gender mainstreaming in a confederation

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This article looks at some realities and lessons from Oxfam as a confederation of non-government organisations, working together on gender inequality. It looks at how the individual affiliates have gone about strengthening our collective contribution to transformation of gender and power relations in the different environments we work in, and reflects on learning that can […]

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Journal article

Migration, development, and reproductive health: selected experiences of an NGO in Ireland

01/07/2008

11 pages long

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Migration, development, and reproductive health: selected experiences of an NGO in Ireland

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This article explores the relationship between globalisation and development, recent trends in migration, and the changing face of reproductive health services and needs in the Republic of Ireland. Using the Irish Family Planning Association as a case, I demonstrate that newly emerging migration patterns impact on the administrative and clinic-based work of non-government organisations (NGOs) […]

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Education resource

Global Music Lessons for ages 11-14

08/09/2007

5 documents

Languages: English

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Designed to tie in with Oxjam, these activities celebrate music from across the globe. Choose from numerous stand-alone lessons, offering opportunities for singing, performing, composing, improvising, listening, and appraising. You can also explore rhythm, timbre, texture, structure, and pitch by using music from many cultures and countries. Resources have also been created for ages 5-7, […]

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Journal article

Corporate responsibility or core competence?

01/06/2005

8 pages long

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Although the concept that corporations are responsible not only to their shareholders but also for the social and environmental impacts of their activities has now entered the mainstream, pressure is still required to ensure that companies honour their public commitments. This article describes the work of the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility in harnessing the […]

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