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Home»DFID Growth Team

Indicators for investment and business climate

Helpdesk Report
  • Sumedh Rao
August 2012

Key findings: There are many indicators available that can be used to indicate improvements in the business environment. Some indicators focus on the microeconomic, business-focused factors, while others concentrate on the macroeconomic and policy factors. In addition to indicators with an explicit focus on business and investment climate, there are also indicators, such as ...» more

Beneficiaries’ perspectives in research on cash transfer and social protection programmes

Helpdesk Report
  • Freida M'Cormack
July 2011

The extent to which beneficiaries are included in cash transfer/social protection programmes, and the success and nature of this inclusion depends on a variety of factors, including the circumstances surrounding the programme’s inception and implementation; the ethos of the organisation(s) involved; and the nature of the programme itself. Researchers recognise that ...» more

Evaluations of programmes on women and work in low income countries

Helpdesk Report
  • Ann Kangas
June 2011

This report provides an overview of the findings of evaluations of programmes aiming to create jobs for women, improve their working conditions, and address unpaid work in low income countries. Most organisations that have programmes covering these issues work under the umbrella of women’s empowerment in general. Programmes aiming to create employment possibilities for women ...» more

Key messages from research on women and work in low income countries

Helpdesk Report
  • Freida M'Cormack
June 2011

Women in low-income countries continue to face significant barriers to obtaining paid work, and when employed suffer worse pay and working conditions than men. Although in the 1980s and 1990s women’s participation in labour markets in developing countries grew substantially, over the past ten years, the tendency toward increased participation has slowed down. Women are ...» more

Mapping key authorities on women and work in low income countries

Helpdesk Report
  • Freida M'Cormack
May 2011

This helpdesk research report provides an overview of key academics researching women and (paid and unpaid) work in low-income countries. The authorities live in, and work on, different geographical regions, and are based at universities and other research institutions. Many of the themes to do with women and work are crosscutting, demonstrated by the multiple areas of research ...» more

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