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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Latest publications: Discussion papers

Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Sri Lanka

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

Priyanthi Fernando and Sonali Moonesinghe

Drawing on a review of key literature and a series of consultations with policy makers, practitioners and academics, this paper explores and assesses the current state of knowledge on livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Sri Lanka.

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Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in north-western Pakistan

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

Babar Shahbaz, Qasim Ali Shah, Abid Q. Suleri, Steve Commins and Akbar Ali Malik

This review paper synthesises and assesses evidence from the existing literature on poverty and livelihoods, access to basic services and social protection, and aid and its governance in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan, particularly the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA)

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Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Northern Uganda and Karamoja

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 August 2012

Kirsten Gelsdorf, Daniel Maxwell and Dyan Mazurana

This paper synthesises current evidence on how people are recovering their livelihoods and accessing basic services and social protection interventions in the conflict-affected regions of Uganda’s Greater North.

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Youth entrepreneurship: A contexts framework

Publication - Discussion papers - 30 July 2012

At ODI: Karen Ellis, Carolin Williams, Claudia Pompa,

The paper discusses how to maximise the impact of youth entrepreneurship support in different contexts.

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EU development cooperation under the Cyprus Presidency: How to make a difference?

Publication - Discussion papers - 23 July 2012

Jeske van Seters, Mikaela Gavas, Niels Keijzer, Ulrika Kilnes and Geert Laporte

The Republic of Cyprus holds the rotating EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2012. This Briefing Note provides insights into the context and key challenges for EU development cooperation under the Cypriot Presidency.

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Let business do business: the role of the corporate sector in international development

Publication - Discussion papers - 20 July 2012

ODI Background Notes

Peter Davis

This ODI Background Note examines ways to optimise the role of the private sector in mainstream development policy and practice.

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Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Afghanistan

Publication - Discussion papers - 3 July 2012

Adam Pain

This paper examines the links between livelihoods, service delivery and social protection interventions in Afghanistan and how poor people seek to make a living and scrutinises the causal models or ‘theories of change’ that underpin such interventions.

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Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan

Publication - Discussion papers - 3 July 2012

Daniel Maxwell, Kirsten Gelsdorf and Martina Santschi

This paper summarises the existing literature on livelihoods, basic services and social protection in South Sudan; presents a brief analysis of this literature, and lays out potential research questions for the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC).

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Livelihoods, basic services and social protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication - Discussion papers - 3 July 2012

Bart Wejis, Dorothea Hilhorst and Adriaan Ferf

This paper undertakes a critical review of existing evidence on livelihoods and the delivery of basic services and social protection interventions in Democratic Republic of the Congo, paying extra attention to the eastern provinces.

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Regional analysis of Eastern province feeder road project district level estimation of the poverty alleviation effects of rural roads improvements in Zambia’s Eastern province

Publication - Discussion papers - 1 July 2012

Working paper 10/2012

Christian Kingombe

This paper provides an impact evaluation of poor rural area feeder road (aid for trade) development project in Zambia and contributes to the debate about the role of rural transport infrastructure development in explaining long-term rural development.

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