12.07.2015 Views

From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

INDEXeffective states 73; evictions 58, 70–1, 97;gender inequality 74, 77–8, 233; HIV andAIDS and 74, 78, 233; as a human right71; and indigenous people 74, 76;inequality and 74; and justice 77; landreform 71, 72, 74–7, 82; and marginalisedgroups 72–3, 78; natural disasters and 74;and pas<strong>to</strong>ralists 269, 270, 271; povertyand 58–9, 70, 71–2; vulnerability and 71,74; for women 74, 76, 77–8, 233public services:in developing countries 41, 43, 44–6, 51,93; development role 40–2; effectivestates and 12, 40, 46, 47–51, 239; genderinequality and 41, 42–3, 45, 46–7, 49, 50;infant mortality and 40, 45; internationalfinancial institutions involvement 301–2;and marginalised groups 41; NGOinvolvement 48, 373, 374; privatisation299; social protection measures 42, 50,207; and technology 48–9; user fees49–50; see also education; health care;water and sanitationreligion:and active citizenship 36–9, 67, 68;development and 36–9; and internationalhumanitarian relief 384, 385; and politics38–9, 92; religious civil society groups59, 61, 62, 63; and violence 275, 276, 278,280, 282–3risk:as change agent 286–90, 442; climatechange 200, 258–60, 261–7, 261b, 406;disease 199, 200, 205, 206f, 231–2, 238see also HIV and AIDS below;effectivestates’ role 12, 19, 21, 90; financial crises311, 312–13; governments’ responsibility204–5; HIV and AIDS 200, 201, 231–4;human security approach 203–4,249–51, 252–3b, 253–4, 272; for marginalisedgroups 200; natural disasters 200,245–51, 248–9b, 252–3b, 253–6, 402;for pas<strong>to</strong>ralists 268; and poverty 11, 120,198, 199–200, 203, 245, 247, 248, 288;premature death 205, 206f;reductionprogrammes 249–51, 252–3b, 253–4,261–7 see also risk management below;risk management 198–9, 201–2, 203–4,228, 268, 269, 271–2; violence 200,274–7, 282; and vulnerability 21, 156,198–201, 245–6, 251; war and conflict200, 201, 202f, 277–82, 392, 402Russia 74, 94b, 172, 278, 298, 303, 311, 347,399, 403 see also Soviet UnionRwanda 83, 101, 102, 278, 279, 387, 393,395, 433Sachs, Jeffrey 354, 359–62bSelf Employed Women’s Association(SEWA) 29, 138, 161, 162–3b, 209, 221,247Sen, Amartya 24, 47, 82, 108, 227, 228Senegal 3, 270, 333Sierra Leone 2, 88, 174, 227, 247, 279, 282,284, 309, 345, 400Singapore 92, 173t, 176, 313social protection:basic income guarantee programmes214–15b; cash transfer programmes 207,211–12, 389; and civil society 208, 209,217–19; defined 207, 208; and developedcountries 193, 207–8, 214; and employment152, 153, 156, 193, 217–19, 228–9;gender inequality and 50, 208, 209;government involvement 208–9, 211,212, 217–18, 223, 227–9, 389; and internationalaid 211, 212, 213, 364, 389;NGO involvement 209, 211, 212–13, 372,374; and poverty reduction 207, 208, 211,212–16, 214–15b; and public services 42,50, 207; targeting vs. universalism215–16; for vulnerability reduction207–10, 211, 213, 215–16, 228–9, 251Social Watch 65Somaliland 62, 102; General Assistance andVolunteer Organization (GAVO) 62South Africa:access <strong>to</strong> information 53; agriculturalissues 129; apartheid 11, 30, 60, 209;arms trade 399; civil society activism 60,65, 234, 242–4, 329, 332; climate changeissues 263; democratisation 80; employmentissues 151, 158, 164; health issues224, 329; HIV and AIDS 231, 234, 235,242–4, 329; inequality reduced 11; intellectualproperty laws 329; and internationalfinancial institutions 310;justice system 97; on landmine use 403;Positive Women’s Network 231; propertyrights issues 71, 72; public services 48;Sikhula Sonke 160–1; social protectionmeasures 207, 208–9, 210, 212, 214–15b;taxation 99; trade unions 160, 161;519

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!