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Research report

Los incentivos fiscales a las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe

09/09/2019

3 documents

83 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe no cuentan con suficientes recursos para garantizar los derechos de la ciudadanía, por lo que es urgente revisar y evaluar la efectividad de los gastos tributarios para cumplir con los objetivos para los que fueron creados y limitar, racionalizar o eliminar aquellos que sean ineficientes. Con los […]

Discussion paper

Access to Health and Education Services in Ethiopia: Supply, demand, and government policy

01/01/2001

1 documents

105 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report analyses the findings of an extensive research project conducted by Oxfam in Ethiopia. In the context of Ethiopia’s rising external debt, and the new decentralised system of regional governance, members of four communities, both rural and urban, were interviewed in depth about the problems that they encounter in trying to access basic health […]

Discussion paper

Beyond Civil Rights: Developing economic, social, and cultural rights in the uk

01/01/2001

1 documents

75 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

With the implementation of the Human Rights Act in 2000, the mainly civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights are, for the first time, directly enforceable in UK law. While welcoming this significant advance, the authors argue that protection should be extended to the full range of economic, social, […]

Research report

If a woman does a job, she can support her family as well: Insights from community discussions in Pakistan about changing gender roles in society through economic development

08/10/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Pakistan works on young women and men’s social and economic empowerment by focusing on promoting an enabling environment. In Pakistan’s conservative society, restrictive gender roles can often act as a barrier to young women’s social and economic empowerment. To gain an insight into the current environment for […]

Research report

Centering Women’s Rights Organizations: Evaluative research on Oxfam’s COVID-19 response in Colombia, Iraq, and Kenya

01/07/2024

13 documents

54 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Kurdish, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The purpose of this research is to understand the broader context of the humanitarian response to COVID-19 from the perspective of women’s rights organizations (WROs) and to understand how well Oxfam has upheld local humanitarian leadership (LHL) commitments in relation to its partnerships with WROs. From the literature, as well as from Oxfam’s experience in […]

Journal article

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

Keywords

Overview

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about ‘gender and development’. It argues that the relevant terminology, though frequently used, remains problematic. Some terms are almost entirely absent, while others are used loosely and inappropriately – with the subtleties of carefully developed and much-debated concepts often lost. Terms such […]

Case study

Changing Laws, Changing Lives: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges in accessing legal justice and support. Formal justice structures are inaccessible, especially in remote areas, and informal procedures are often rooted in attitudes and practices that discriminate against women. Since 2008, Oxfam in Mozambique has partnered with small women’s rights organisations through Fórum Mulher, a network of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Education resource

Health Inequality: Welsh Baccalaureate Resources for the Global Citizenship Challenge

22/11/2017

8 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

Inspire learners to come together creatively and innovatively to create change. Use engaging case studies, key facts and statistics to help learners gain a firm understanding of maternal health care in Ghana. Take a participatory approach to encourage learners to collaborate and form opinions, and guide them through the creation of an action plan to […]

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Los incentivos fiscales a las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe

09/09/2019

3 documents

83 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe no cuentan con suficientes recursos para garantizar los derechos de la ciudadanía, por lo que es urgente revisar y evaluar la efectividad de los gastos tributarios para cumplir con los objetivos para los que fueron creados y limitar, racionalizar o eliminar aquellos que sean ineficientes. Con los […]

Discussion paper

Access to Health and Education Services in Ethiopia: Supply, demand, and government policy

01/01/2001

1 documents

105 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report analyses the findings of an extensive research project conducted by Oxfam in Ethiopia. In the context of Ethiopia’s rising external debt, and the new decentralised system of regional governance, members of four communities, both rural and urban, were interviewed in depth about the problems that they encounter in trying to access basic health […]

Discussion paper

Beyond Civil Rights: Developing economic, social, and cultural rights in the uk

01/01/2001

1 documents

75 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

With the implementation of the Human Rights Act in 2000, the mainly civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights are, for the first time, directly enforceable in UK law. While welcoming this significant advance, the authors argue that protection should be extended to the full range of economic, social, […]

Research report

If a woman does a job, she can support her family as well: Insights from community discussions in Pakistan about changing gender roles in society through economic development

08/10/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Pakistan works on young women and men’s social and economic empowerment by focusing on promoting an enabling environment. In Pakistan’s conservative society, restrictive gender roles can often act as a barrier to young women’s social and economic empowerment. To gain an insight into the current environment for […]

Research report

Centering Women’s Rights Organizations: Evaluative research on Oxfam’s COVID-19 response in Colombia, Iraq, and Kenya

01/07/2024

13 documents

54 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Kurdish, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The purpose of this research is to understand the broader context of the humanitarian response to COVID-19 from the perspective of women’s rights organizations (WROs) and to understand how well Oxfam has upheld local humanitarian leadership (LHL) commitments in relation to its partnerships with WROs. From the literature, as well as from Oxfam’s experience in […]

Journal article

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

Keywords

Overview

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about ‘gender and development’. It argues that the relevant terminology, though frequently used, remains problematic. Some terms are almost entirely absent, while others are used loosely and inappropriately – with the subtleties of carefully developed and much-debated concepts often lost. Terms such […]

Case study

Changing Laws, Changing Lives: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges in accessing legal justice and support. Formal justice structures are inaccessible, especially in remote areas, and informal procedures are often rooted in attitudes and practices that discriminate against women. Since 2008, Oxfam in Mozambique has partnered with small women’s rights organisations through Fórum Mulher, a network of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Education resource

Health Inequality: Welsh Baccalaureate Resources for the Global Citizenship Challenge

22/11/2017

8 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

Inspire learners to come together creatively and innovatively to create change. Use engaging case studies, key facts and statistics to help learners gain a firm understanding of maternal health care in Ghana. Take a participatory approach to encourage learners to collaborate and form opinions, and guide them through the creation of an action plan to […]

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Los incentivos fiscales a las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe

09/09/2019

3 documents

83 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe no cuentan con suficientes recursos para garantizar los derechos de la ciudadanía, por lo que es urgente revisar y evaluar la efectividad de los gastos tributarios para cumplir con los objetivos para los que fueron creados y limitar, racionalizar o eliminar aquellos que sean ineficientes. Con los […]

Discussion paper

Access to Health and Education Services in Ethiopia: Supply, demand, and government policy

01/01/2001

1 documents

105 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report analyses the findings of an extensive research project conducted by Oxfam in Ethiopia. In the context of Ethiopia’s rising external debt, and the new decentralised system of regional governance, members of four communities, both rural and urban, were interviewed in depth about the problems that they encounter in trying to access basic health […]

Discussion paper

Beyond Civil Rights: Developing economic, social, and cultural rights in the uk

01/01/2001

1 documents

75 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

With the implementation of the Human Rights Act in 2000, the mainly civil and political rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights are, for the first time, directly enforceable in UK law. While welcoming this significant advance, the authors argue that protection should be extended to the full range of economic, social, […]

Research report

If a woman does a job, she can support her family as well: Insights from community discussions in Pakistan about changing gender roles in society through economic development

08/10/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Pakistan works on young women and men’s social and economic empowerment by focusing on promoting an enabling environment. In Pakistan’s conservative society, restrictive gender roles can often act as a barrier to young women’s social and economic empowerment. To gain an insight into the current environment for […]

Research report

Centering Women’s Rights Organizations: Evaluative research on Oxfam’s COVID-19 response in Colombia, Iraq, and Kenya

01/07/2024

13 documents

54 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Kurdish, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The purpose of this research is to understand the broader context of the humanitarian response to COVID-19 from the perspective of women’s rights organizations (WROs) and to understand how well Oxfam has upheld local humanitarian leadership (LHL) commitments in relation to its partnerships with WROs. From the literature, as well as from Oxfam’s experience in […]

Journal article

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Talking of gender: words and meanings in development organisations

Keywords

Overview

This article reflects on the vocabulary commonly used within development organisations to communicate about ‘gender and development’. It argues that the relevant terminology, though frequently used, remains problematic. Some terms are almost entirely absent, while others are used loosely and inappropriately – with the subtleties of carefully developed and much-debated concepts often lost. Terms such […]

Case study

Changing Laws, Changing Lives: Supporting survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges in accessing legal justice and support. Formal justice structures are inaccessible, especially in remote areas, and informal procedures are often rooted in attitudes and practices that discriminate against women. Since 2008, Oxfam in Mozambique has partnered with small women’s rights organisations through Fórum Mulher, a network of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Education resource

Health Inequality: Welsh Baccalaureate Resources for the Global Citizenship Challenge

22/11/2017

8 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

Inspire learners to come together creatively and innovatively to create change. Use engaging case studies, key facts and statistics to help learners gain a firm understanding of maternal health care in Ghana. Take a participatory approach to encourage learners to collaborate and form opinions, and guide them through the creation of an action plan to […]

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]