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Oxfam Inequality Guide

12/04/2017

3 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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In response to the global inequality crisis and the links between inequality and poverty, Oxfam launched Even It Up, its biggest-ever worldwide campaign. In 2014, Oxfam undertook a global online conversation between programme staff and partners, which encouraged reflection on the drivers of inequality and how Oxfam should tackle them. This guide is about inequality […]

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Briefing paper

Opening the Vaults: The use of tax havens by Europe’s biggest banks

27/03/2017

8 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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The world of tax havens is a murky place. In Europe, only one sector is required to publicly report its profits and tax on a country-by-country basis – the banking sector, as a result of regulation following the financial crisis. Since 2015 all banks based in the European Union have been obliged to report on […]

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Research report

Consolidated Gender Analysis for Disaster Response in Pakistan

15/03/2017

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Pakistan is highly vulnerable to disasters, but disasters have very different impacts on women, girls, men and boys. Moreover, organizations involved in relief efforts are currently not paying sufficient attention to the needs of women and girls. This analysis by Oxfam identifies the main areas where a gender gap is apparent, and puts forward recommendations […]

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Case study

Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Case study of Dominican Republic

09/03/2017

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study describes implementation of the project Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice. The project, supported by ECHO Enhanced Response Capacity and Oxfam, has been implemented by Oxfam in Dominican Republic between September 2015 and March 2017.

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Education resource

Comparing Young Lives: Creative English, maths and geography teaching ideas for ages 8-14

03/03/2017

10 documents

Languages: English

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Use this short resource for 8-14 year olds to gain a snapshot into the lives of children around the world. Learners can use real data, case studies and photographs to develop empathy and investigate the effects of inequality and poverty on the opportunities of young people. They can then think critically about inequality and hone […]

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Briefing paper

An Economy that Works for Women: Achieving women’s economic empowerment in an increasingly unequal world

02/03/2017

6 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Women’s economic empowerment could reduce poverty for everyone. In order to achieve it, we need to first fix the current broken economic model which is undermining gender equality and causing extreme economic inequality. The neoliberal model has made it harder for women to have better quality and better paid jobs, address inequality in unpaid care […]

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Case study

Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Case study of Pakistan

01/03/2017

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This case study describes implementation of the project Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice. The project, supported by ECHO Enhanced Response Capacity and Oxfam, was implemented by Oxfam in Pakistan between September 2015 and March 2017.

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Briefing paper

Towards a More Equal Indonesia: How the government can take action to close the gap between the richest and the rest

23/02/2017

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English, Indonesian

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The gap between the richest and the rest in Indonesia has grown faster in the past two decades than in any other country in South-East Asia. The four richest men in Indonesia now have more wealth than the poorest 100 million people. Inequality is slowing down poverty reduction, dampening economic growth and threatening social cohesion. […]

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Briefing note

Tackling Extreme Inequality in India

06/02/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Despite a substantial decline in poverty, a persistent increase in inequality in favour of the top 1 per cent of the population over the decades has been a global phenomenon. Like many other countries, it is an area of concern also for India. The problem can be addressed through initiatives of proper taxation and expenditure […]

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Briefing paper

An Economy for the 99%: It’s time to build a human economy that benefits everyone, not just the privileged few

16/01/2017

11 documents

48 pages long

Languages: Chinese, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

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New estimates show that just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits the richest, the rest of society – especially the poorest – suffers. The very design of our economies and the principles of our economics have taken us to this extreme, unsustainable and unjust point. […]

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