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Words Into Action: Basic rights and the campaign against world poverty

01/01/1995

5 documents

113 pages long

Languages: English

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Words into Action looks at some of the main obstacles which prevent poor people from claiming their rights. It tells of the hard-won successes of people who are working at all levels, from village council to national government, for a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Power and Process

01/01/1995

4 documents

232 pages long

Languages: English

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In 1992 Oxfam launched the Women’s Linking Project, an innovative three-year project designed to bring women together worldwide to share their experiences of working for change. The culmination of the project was an international conference for staff from Oxfam and other development agencies, and representatives of partner organisations and Southern women’s organisations. This book reflects […]

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Bangladesh: The strength to succeed

01/01/1995

5 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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Agriculture

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Bangladesh: The Strength to Succeed looks behind the headlines to discover the reality of daily life for ordinary Bangladeshis. The problems people face do not only arise from the difficult climatic conditions: some result from the legacy of colonial exploitation, others are a consequence of a society structured to benefit a small elite at the […]

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A Case for Reform: Fifty years of the IMF and World Bank

01/01/1995

1 documents

63 pages long

Languages: English

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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund dominate the economic policies of many of the world’s poorest countries. Fifty years after they were created, what impact are these institutions having on ordinary people’s lives? A Case for Reform argues that the time has now come for a fundamental review of their policies and a […]

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Rights Now! World poverty and the Oxfam campaign

01/01/1995

1 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English

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One thousand million people in the world live in poverty. They are denied basic rights which people in rich countries take for granted – such as the right to clean water, or a home, or enough to eat. This booklet explains why so many people are poor and powerless. It shows what some of them […]

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Book

One Earth, Two Worlds

01/01/1995

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Poor people in the South have every reason to protect their own environment; they depend on it more directly than the rich and are more immediately affected by its destruction or deterioration. Yet in many places they are powerless to defend or improve it.

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A Basic Guide to Evaluation for Development Workers

01/01/1995

1 documents

95 pages long

Languages: English

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Focuses on the principles underlying evaluation, and deals with issues to be considered at the planning stage, the steps involved in carrying out evaluations and the importance of involving people in the evaluation process throughout.

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Discussion paper

Pastoral Livelihoods in Danger: Cattle disease, drought, and wildlife conservation in Mursiland, south-western Ethiopia

01/01/1995

1 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English

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This report is the outcome of a field study carried out with cattle herders in northern Mursiland, Ethiopia, on behalf of Oxfam GB. Its immediate purpose was to seek the views of local herd-owners on how the pastoral economy could be strengthened, without external intervention, in a remote area prone to cattle disease and drought. […]

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Book

Societies in Transition

01/01/1995

1 documents

71 pages long

Languages: English

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Civil society

Overview

In this book, the theme of transition is treated in an innovative and holistic way to include not only the changeover to democracy and free-market economics in former Eastern-bloc countries, but other forms of major social and personal transformation, such as change resulting from armed conflict, and the process of ageing. The emphasis is on […]

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Women and Culture

01/01/1995

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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Throughout the world, cultural norms determine a view of women as subordinate to men, and provide a rationale for denial of women’s economic and political rights. This collection of essays in the Focus on Gender series explores the issues of cultural traditions and beliefs, and their relation to gender and development. Topics discussed in this […]

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