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Issue briefing

Summary of Oxfam response to UK government Measuring Child Poverty consultation

15/02/2013

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15 pages long

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In November 2012, the Department of Work and Pensions of the UK Government launched a consultation in order to design a better measurement of child poverty in the UK. Oxfam submitted a response in which we highlight that income and relative poverty must remain at the core of any measurement of poverty in the UK. […]

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Media briefing

How Tackling Tax Evasion Could Help Overcome Poverty in the UK

31/01/2013

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6 pages long

Languages: English

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The equivalent of nearly £200 per household is being lost through illegal tax evasion, as 220,000 people in the UK are forced to go to charity foodbanks, according to this Oxfam media briefing. Whilst many people in the UK are submitting their tax returns today, new figures from Oxfam reveal that illegal tax evasion by […]

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Case study

Building Civil Society in the West Bank: A report of the fostering community change project

24/01/2013

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5 pages long

Languages: English

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The Within and Without the State (WWS) programme is using a variety of approaches to strengthen civil society and promote more accountable governance in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. The programme is working in Afghanistan, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, South Sudan and Yemen. This case study features the work in the West Bank. Here WWS […]

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Media briefing

The Cost of Inequality: How wealth and income extremes hurt us all

18/01/2013

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5 pages long

Languages: English

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An explosion in extreme wealth and income is exacerbating inequality and hindering the world’s ability to tackle poverty. The $240 billion net income in 2012 of the richest 100 billionaires would be enough to end extreme poverty four times over, according to this Oxfam media briefing. It calls on world leaders to curb today’s income […]

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Discussion paper

Engaging BRICS: Challenges and opportunities for civil society

01/12/2012

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper explores ideas and insights for civil society engagement with the BRICS agenda, based on interviews held with 34 representatives of the development sector, academia and media within BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and outside. It draws on the growing awareness that civil society in BRICS countries needs to build […]

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Research report

Challenges Facing Farmers: A report into upland farming and farming families in Teesdale

12/10/2012

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42 pages long

Languages: English

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Ensuring the viability of upland farmers, so that they can continue as producers of food and stewards of these valuable natural resources has been an ongoing concern for policy-makers, public bodies, businesses, charities, rural communities and environmental groups. The purpose of the ‘challenges facing farmers’ project – undertaken by Oxfam partners Rose Regeneration and Upper […]

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Case study

Fertile Ground

12/10/2012

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37 pages long

Languages: English

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Farming in the UK continues to experience challenges. The pressure to increase efficiency, whilst input costs rise and policies and support structures change, lead many farmers to question how their farms will fit into the farming sector of tomorrow. The National Farmers Network – an Oxfam partner – supports low income farmers all over the […]

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Briefing paper

The Perfect Storm: Economic stagnation, the rising cost of living, public spending cuts, and the impact on UK poverty

14/06/2012

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64 pages long

Languages: English

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The combination in the UK of economic stagnation and public spending cuts is causing substantial hardship to people living in poverty. This amounts to a ‘Perfect Storm’ of falling incomes, rising prices, public service cuts, benefit cuts, a housing crisis, and weak labour rights. By making different political choices, the government can both protect people […]

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Discussion paper

The Changing Role of Civil Society in a Middle-Income Country

20/12/2011

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39 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study from Oxfam India reviews some of the issues arising from India’s recent evolution to a middle-income country and offers solutions from across a wide range of India experience. 35 interviews with academics, leaders of marginalised communities, social movements, NGOs, donors and representatives of the corporate sector provide insights and answers to questions […]

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Discussion paper

When Work Won’t Pay: In-work poverty in the UK

29/11/2011

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37 pages long

Languages: English

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For the past 30 years, the political consensus has held that work is the best route out of poverty. Yet more than four million of the 13.5 million people who live in poverty in the UK are working. There is clearly a contradiction between the consensus and the reality. This paper is a discussion of […]

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