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Health inequalities in Ethiopia: modeling inequalities in length of life within and between population groups

Journal Article | Aug 2013

Background and objectives Most studies on health inequalities use average measures, but describing the distribution of health can also provide valuable ...

Ethiopia, Justice, Health inequality, Inequality in length of life, Priority setting, Inequality measurement, Gini

Shifting cultivation expansion and intensity of production: The open economy case

CMI Working Paper | Jan 1994

This paper studies decision making in shifting cultivation, in particular labour inputs, length of rotation or fallow period (intensity of production), ...

Democratic Renewal in Bangladesh

Event | 16 Jun 2011

Democracy is fragile in Bangladesh. The new 2008 government promised change in politics and governance. Professor Rounaq Jahan, from the University of Colombia, explores the challenges faced by the new government.

Bangladesh

The Urban Crisis, Governance and Associational Life

Book Chapter | Jan 2001

In this introductory chapter to the anthology, the editors discuss the meaning of associational life in the context of rapid urbanisation in Africa. In ...

Urbanisation, Civil society, Africa

Life skills in non-formal contexts for adolescent girls in developing countries

CMI Report | Apr 2018

Executive summary How can young women in developing countries best be prepared for success in their lives and livelihoods? Life preparation requires ...

education, life skills, girls, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Tanzania

Urban poverty and inequality in Luanda, Angola

CMI Brief | Nov 2016

This brief shows that the poor in Angola’s capital Luanda are effectively trapped in poverty through material deficiencies, limited income opportunities ...

inequality, Angola, Luanda

Non-formal girls’ life skills programming Implications for policy and practice

Report in External Series | May 2018

Research in developing countries demonstrates the importance of life skills for improving a range of outcomes for adolescent girls. These outcomes include ...

Ethiopia, Lebanon, Tanzania

Life Skills in Non-Formal Contexts for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries

Project | Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

How can young women in developing countries best be prepared for success in their lives and livelihoods? Life preparation requires learning different ...

education, life skills, girls, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Tanzania

Life upside down: Women and crises in the Middle East

Book Chapter | Jan 2005

Life upside down: Women and crises in the Middle East Nefissa Naguib nefissa naguib nefissa nagu

Life upside down: Women and silent crises in the Middle East

Journal Article | Jan 2005

Life upside down: Women and silent crises in the Middle East Nefissa Naguib Pakistan Journal of Wom

Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis

Edited Book | Jan 2001

This book is about the multitude of associations that has emerged in African cities in recent years. In many cases, they are a response to mounting poverty, ...

Urbanisation, Civil society, Africa

Life and Peace Institute's projects in Somalia and the DRC

Report in External Series | Jan 2004

This report is an evaluation of the conflict transformation programmes of Life and Peace Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. ...

peacebuilding, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, civil society, DR Congo, Somalia

Aesthetics of a relationship: Women and water

Book Chapter | Jun 2013

In this essay I address how water is memorable as both personal sensory and a social experience. To this end this is a consideration of the relationship ...

Evaluation of the projects of Life and Peace Institute in Somalia and DRC

Project | Feb - Sep 2004

Evaluation of the projects of the Life and Peace Institute (LPI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. LPI is a Sweden-based ecumenical ...

aid, assistance, peacebuilding, civil war, post-conflict reconstruction, armed conflict, civil society, post-war development, conflict resolution, conflict management, conflict transformation, DR Congo, Great Lakes region, South Kivu, North Kivu

Fairness and the development of inequality acceptance

Journal Article | Dec 2010

Fairness considerations fundamentally affect human behavior, but our understanding of the nature and development of people’s fairness preferences ...

Judging the price of life: cost considerations in right-to-health litigation

Book Chapter | Oct 2014

Judging the price of life: cost considerations in right-to-health litigation Octavio L. Motta Ferra

From Where Life Flows: The Local Knowledge and Politics of Water in the Andes

Edited Book | Jan 2006

This book aims to offer a closer look at local flexible strategies for securing water resources under demandong climatic conditions and during environmental ...

Americas: Bolivia, Ecuador

Distribution matters: Equity considerations among health planners in Tanzania

Journal Article | Jan 2008

Background: Maximising health as the guiding principle for resource allocation in health has been challenged by concernsabout the distribution of health ...

health care rationing, ethics

Aborted or nascent democracy? Structural reasons for the failure of democratisation in Ethiopia

Book Chapter | Jan 2004

The Ethiopian state has committed itself to secure that people feel that their human and democratic rights are taken care of in everyday life and at the ...

Democratization, Elections, Africa: Ethiopia

Scaling up of Life Skills Based Education in Pakistan: a case study

Journal Article | Mar 2015

Young people between the ages of 10 and 19 make up 23% of Pakistan’s population. In Pakistan, young people face many challenges in terms of sexual ...

young people, life skills, sexual and reproductive health, scale-up, Pakistan