Poverty in a Rising Africa
Poverty in a Rising Africa Perceptions of Africa have changed dramatically. Viewed as a continent of wars, famines, and entrenched poverty in the late 1990s, there is now a focus on “Africa rising” and an “African 21st century.” Two decades of unprecedented economic growth in Africa should have brought substantial improvements in well-being. Whether or […]
Negotiating gender equity in the Global South: The politics of domestic violence policy
Negotiating gender equity in the Global South: The politics of domestic violence policy Sohela Nazneen, Sam Hickey, Eleni Sifaki, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (2019) The fact that women have achieved higher levels of political inclusion within low- and middle-income countries has generated much speculation about whether this is reaping broader benefits in tackling gender-based […]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO (2020) This joint report is issued annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization. It presents the latest estimates […]
Asia-Africa Development Divergence: A Question of Intent
David Henley. (2015). Asia-Africa Development Divergence: A Question of Intent. Zed Books After gaining freedom from colonial rule in the 1960s, Southeast Asian countries were even poorer than sub-Saharan African countries. However, within nearly 50 years Southeast Asian countries have succeeded sub-Saharan Africa in socio-political and economic aspects, achieving the goals of poverty reduction, health, […]
Understanding the role of La Ha women in the family and community in Son La province
Understanding the role of La Ha women in the family and community USAID, iSEE (2019) The report is prepared by Tay Bac Group. The report provides an overview of the position and role of La Ha women in the family, in the labor division as well as in the community activities. Hence, we could identify […]
Factors Affecting the Bank Credit Accessibility of Rural Households in Vietnam
Factors Affecting the Bank Credit Accessibility of Rural Households in Vietnam Tran Long Giang, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (2019) The research identifies and measures factors affecting bank credit accessibility using Heckman (1979). The research uses data from the dataset of Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey in 2014 and 2016 […]
Understanding Growth and Poverty: Theory, Policy, and Empirics
Understanding Growth and Poverty: Theory, Policy, and Empirics Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith, The World Bank (2011) This volume is an introduction to the theories and policies that affect economic growth and poverty. It is a compilation of lecture notes used in face-to-face and e-learning courses presented by the World Bank Institute’s (WBI) Poverty Program […]
Banker to the poor
Book Review: Banker to the poor Muhammad Yunus (1998) Muhammad Yunus is a Peace Nobel Prize laureate, the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank. He chaired economics at Bangladesh’s Chittagong University. He is the person to popularize microcredit and he is the author of many books on economics, peace, and poverty reduction including Creating […]
Diverse culture – Lessons from stories
Diverse culture – Lessons from stories Hoang Cam and Nguyen Truong Giang, iSEE (2019) The book comprises of a few cultural and social practices that are often misunderstood. It provides explanations for the meaning of such practices from the point of view of the practitioners. Through 14 stories presented in chapter II of the book, […]
Country Gender Assessment of Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Vietnam
Country Gender Assessment of Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Vietnam The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2019) The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from October 2017 to February 2018 as a way to gauge Viet Nam’s progress in achieving […]
The Community Development Handbook
The Community Development Handbook Le Van An, Ngo Tung Duc, JICA (2016) The Handbook comprises 7 chapters, which give information on the terms and fundamental principles of community development, the detailed steps of working with the community, and practical notes for community development practitioners. The Handbook also provides answers to some questions rising from working […]
The End of Poverty
Book Review: The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Jeffrey D. Sachs (2005) Jeffrey Sachs is known as one of the world’s leading experts on economic development and the fight against poverty. He has been to more than 100 countries to help solve development issues such as poverty reduction, environmental protection, or armed […]
Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam Obert Pimhidzai, The World Bank (2018) Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing labor-intensive export sectors while investing heavily in human capital that saw the country exceed its peers (World Bank, […]
Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation: Changing Perspectives
Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation: Changing Perspectives Ray C. Rist, Frederic P. Martin, and Ana Maria Fernandez, The World Bank (2016) The basic premise of this book is that the conversation on the future of development needs to shift from a focus on poverty to that of inequality. The poverty emphasis is in an intellectual and […]
Parliaments and the SDGs: A self- assessment toolkit
Parliaments and the SDGs: A self- assessment toolkit UNDP (2018) The toolkit is designed to enable parliamentarians to identify good practices, gaps, opportunities, and lessons learned. That will equip parliamentarians to effectively institutionalize the new agenda and mainstream the various goals into the legislative process. The toolkit is not prescriptive. It has been designed to […]
