Development Policy Review
Development Policy Review vol. 28, no. 6
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The economic impact of school violence: A report for Plan International
Paola Pereznieto, Caroline Harper, Clench B., & Coarasa J.This study builds a picture of the economic impacts of school violence for a range of actors, on varied scales.
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Stemming girls' chronic poverty: catalysing development change by building just social institutions
Nicola Jones, Caroline Harper, Carol Watson with Jessica Espey, Dhana Wadugodapitiya, Ella Page, Maria Stavropoulou, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Ben ClenchThis report focuses on girls, chronic poverty and social justice and aims to open a wider debate about the changes necessary to reform discriminatory social institutions and end the harm they do to girls and young women, inhibiting the realisation of their full capabilities.
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Child-sensitive social protection in Lao PDR
ODI has been commissioned to undertake a study of child-sensitive social protection in Lao PDR.
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Tackling child vulnerabilities through social protection: lessons from West and Central Africa
This Background Note synthesises learning on child-sensitive social protection in West and Central Africa, drawing on country case studies in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Republic of Congo (Congo) and Senegal.
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Opportunities and challenges in promoting policy- and practice-relevant knowledge on child rights
Caroline Harper, Nicola Jones and Carlotta TincatiThis paper analyses the linkages between knowledge and policy in child rights issues, and presents frameworks and lessons through which to promote the appropriate design of rights strategies.
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School-based violence in Colombia: links to state-level armed conflict, educational effects and challenges
Eliana Villar-Márquez with Caroline HarperThis background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2011, "The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education". This case study explores school-based violence in the context of armed conflict between the government and guerrilla organisations in Colombia. -
Children in fragile states - policy forum with Andrew Mitchell & Radhika Coomaraswamy
The new Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, will outline the Government’s new policy on conflict affected fragile states and how this relates to children at War Child’s inaugural Policy Forum on 30th June.
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Improving the prominence of child rights in poverty reduction strategy papers
Why do children figure so little in poverty planning? This Background Note sets out a conceptual framework for those involved in Poverty Reduction Strategy processes who wish to boost the visibility of child rights.
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Millennium Development Goals Report Card: Learning from progress
A summary of initial findings from an ongoing review of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which will include a set of league tables. The key message is that progress is possible, with a number of countries making real achievements.