DiP Archives - Page 84 of 100 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Editorial

01/08/1997

2 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

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Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

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Practical Notes

01/05/1997

18 pages long

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Practical notes with reference to ‘Public policies and community practices’, ‘The Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre and Network’, ‘Guaranteeing development: an approach to financing economic activities’ and ‘Sustainability is not about money!: the case of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Viewpoint

01/05/1997

12 pages long

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Viewpoint. With reference to ‘Transparency for accountability: civil-society monitoring of Multilateral Development Bank anti-poverty projects’, ‘Collaboration with the South: agents of aid or solidarity?’ and ‘The wrong path: the World Bank’s Country Assistance Strategy for Mexico’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Banking on the poor: Peru’s small and micro enterprise sector

01/05/1997

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Sixty per cent of Peru’s urban workforce is employed within the small and micro enterprises (SMEs) which account for 95 per cent of all business in the country’s manufacturing, commercial, and service sectors. But in spite of credit needs of some US$ 1,250 million, in 1994 the combined input from the formal financial sector, international […]

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South African NGOs and the trials of transition

01/05/1997

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The post-election period in South Africa has been marked by trials for the NGO sector, in spite of its pivotal role in the anti-apartheid struggle. The article explores certain developments within the NGO sector, and between the NGOs and the government, to present tentative interpretations of these processes. A schematic background to the NGO sector […]

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The evaporation of gender policies in the patriarchal cooking pot

01/05/1997

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The evaporation of gender policies in the patriarchal cooking pot

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This article suggests that gender-oriented policies tend to evaporate within the bureaucracy of the typical international development agency. An agency is here represented as a ‘patriarchal cooking pot’, in which gender policies are likely to evaporate because they threaten the internal patriarchal tradition of the agency, and also because such policies would upset the cosy […]

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Food and poverty in the Americas: institutional and policy obstacles to efficiency in food aid

01/05/1997

13 pages long

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This article reviews trends in poverty, hunger, and food security in the Americas; examines some of the principal processes, institutions, and policies which generate unsustainable development; and speculates on reforms required at all levels in order to improve food security. While food aid offers opportunities for alleviating poverty and hunger, it may contribute to intensifying […]

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The Tobin Tax: another lost opportunity?

01/05/1997

8 pages long

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has promoted the so-called ‘Tobin Tax’ as a major mechanism for generating a substantial increase in global resources for tackling human-development priorities. Such a levy, on largely speculative and unproductive international transactions, may be capable of generating over US$300 billion per year: several times higher than existing levels of […]

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Editorial

01/05/1997

2 pages long

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