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Problems of Publicness and Access Rights: Perspectives from the Water Domain
Published by: Oxford University Press
Evaluates the concept of global public goods in terms of its usefulness for guiding debates on people's access to freshwater resources, and argues that more attention needs to be paid to two issues—first, the divergence of perception of the nature of the good and of how it should be accessed and delivered; second, the disparity of power of different actors in determining its distribution.
Assessing Gender Impacts
Published by: Edward Elgar Publishing
Chapter 11 in The International Handbook of Social Impact Assessment: This Handbook outlines a new understanding and definition of SIA and, as such, will be an invaluable reference tool for both practitioners and scholars at different levels working in the fields of SIA and environmental studies (including both impact assessment and management).
Unemployment, Poverty and Gender in Urban China: Perceptions and Experiences of Laid Off Workers in Three Chinese Cities
Published by: IDS
This report is part of a project to explore the changing nature of poverty and vulnerability in urban China and the appropriateness of the government's policy responses.
Urban Poverty: A New Research Agenda
Published by: IDS
The developing world is urbanising fast, and urban poverty is on the increase. By 2025, it is estimated that 57% of the population in less developed countries will be living in urban areas.
Necessary, Sufficient or Irrelevant? Women, Wages and Intra-Household Power Relations in Urban Bangladesh
Published by: IDS
This paper examines whether women's access to income earning opportunities has implications for their position in intra-household relationships.