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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"Pro-poor"”.
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Energy, inequality and pro-poor growth in South Africa
… donors increasingly lend support to modem energy provision, especially Rural Electrification (RE). This thesis investigates which energy types contribute to poverty alleviation in South Africa and through what mechanisms. Theory indicates that poverty alleviation comes by growth boosting and …
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South Africa's 'pro-poor' approach to formulating and implementing tourism policies
Includes bibliographical references.
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The politics of implementation : towards a pro-poor land legalization policy in Quito
… political entity, and its policies of land as a proxy of its relation to the most vulnerable populations (Ward 1985). I ask how constitutional and legislative arrangements were implemented through different political moments, and in what ways their implementation contributed to the successes and …
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Clientelism, conditional cash transfers, and cross-class coalitions: why governments expand pro-poor redistribution.
Conditional cash transfer programs (CCTs) allow poor households and individuals access to income support in return for investments in health and education. Originally adopted in Brazil and Mexico in the late 1990s, CCTs are now present in developing countries across the world. The adoption of a …
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The tourism value chain and the prospect of pro-poor tourism in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Pro-poor tourism has been adopted by a range of governments and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) as a key contributor to poverty alleviation strategies in developing countries. It is based on the principle that the poor should receive net benefits from participation in tourism (Ashley et al. …
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Aquaculture and rural livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon - Systems of Innovation and pro-poor technology development
This thesis is about pro-poor agricultural innovations and smallholder development in Amazonia. The focus is on aquaculture in the Bolivian Amazon, with particular reference to indigenous territories. An Innovation Systems framework is used to analyse aquaculture Research and Development at a …
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Pro-poor education : an analysis of key policies guiding funding to basic education at a primary level in South Africa
… and Standards for School Funding, which has been promoted as one of the first pro-poor education funding policies in South Africa. We assess whether it is in fact aligned with the principles necessary to ensure pro-poor education. The basis for this evaluation is a list of US AID-developed …
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PRO-POOR PLANNING: A Tool for Strategic Territorial Planning and a Conceptual Framework Drawn from Studies in Colombia and Costa Rica
… at inter- and intra-urban levels, which compromises their ability to inform decision-makers on the effects on poverty reduction of the land-based actions they design, implement and monitor. This challenge was addressed from conceptual, technical, empirical, and administrative angles, which …
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A critical analysis of effectiveness of pro-poor local economic development strategies in the big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality, South Africa
… was to critically analyse the effectiveness of pro-poor Local Economic Development (LED) strategies in the Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This study was guided by six (6) research objectives, which are namely to explore the effectiveness of LED as a tool for …
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Measuring tenure security of the rural poor using pro-poor land tools: A case study of Itaji-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria
The sustainable development goals aim to improve the lives of rural dwellers by ensuring the security of tenure of the rural poor. This led researchers and nongovernmental organisations to investigate the security of tenure of the urban and rural poor in developing countries. To improve the …
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The contribution of pro-poor growth programmes to poverty reduction in Rwanda : a case study of the Girinka Programme in rural Rwanda
… investigates the contribution of the Girinka Programme, a pro-poor growth programme in Rwanda, to poverty reduction. Recent studies have placed increasing emphasis on the contribution of pro-poor growth to poverty reduction and have argued that pro-poor growth has the potential to reduce …
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Zero emissions, zero poverty in Kenya: a review of whether Lamu Coal Power Plant promotes a pro-poor low carbon development pathway
… Poverty eradication through economic growth is proving to be challenging due to the fact that both developed and developing countries are expected to mitigate climate change through emissions reduction. Despite the challenge, Kenya has prioritised low carbon development as a means to eradicate …
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Developing and initial testing of pro-poor prenuptial agreements as a new land tenure tool to secure rights in urban State-Subsidized Housing
This research develops a pro-poor prenuptial agreement as an innovative land tenure tool to secure rights in urban subsidized housing. The model tested is confined to prenuptial agreements under the Marriage Act, but is relevant to other cohabitation or marital agreements that could be used to …
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The role of sustainable tourism in poverty alleviation in South Africa : a case study of the Spier tourism initiative
… and the local population, to assess the pro-poor tourism practices as implemented by Spier in relation to Rogerson's pro-poor approach, to identify the challenges that Spier is facing in its pro-poor tourism approach with respect to poverty reduction goals, to provide recommendations on …
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The contribution of official development assistance to poverty reduction in Zambia
… (PRSPs). While implementing PRSPs, Zambia, a poor country, showed remarkable improvement in the economic and social sectors. Whether it was ODA channelled for pro-poor expenditure or economic growth that was responsible for these improvements or both could only be ascertained by empirical …
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How and why do states provide for children? Comparing social grants for families with children in Southern Africa
… variation in public policy with a focus on the provision of social grants (social cash transfers) for families with children. The thesis investigates how and why three middle-income countries (South Africa, Namibia and Botswana) and a low-income country (Zimbabwe) in Southern Africa provide for …
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The tourism industry and its link to poverty alleviation in the Dominican Republic
… tourism in the Dominican Republic to models of "pro poor tourism" in the development literature. The plans steering the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic mention important factors such as social equity, labor force development and support of local businesses, but they are insufficiently …
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Foreign direct investments in large-scale agriculture: the policy environment and its implications in Ethiopia
… place, arguing that the investments are neither pro-poor nor sustainable. Against this backdrop this research seeks to examine current policies, the patterns of investment they promote, and how these affect land-based resources and the wellbeing of communities. The study intends to provide …
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Cooperazione internazionale e turismo a Zanzibar e in Tunisia. Società locale e domanda esogena nel rinnovamento dell’offerta
… di crescita innescate dal turismo? E come, tali progetti, si inseriscono nei luoghi dell’azione e in contesti nei quali il turismo, di stampo occidentale, ridisegna il territorio e ha una decisa influenza sull’economia, la società e la cultura? Sono queste, in sintesi, le domande alle quali la …
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