Can tourism offer pro-poor pathways to prosperity? - ODI Briefing Papers 22 - Briefing papers

Looking back, peering forward: what has been learned from the food-price spike of 2007–2008? - ODI Briefing 81 - Briefing papers;;Research reports and studies

Pro-poor growth and development - ODI Briefing Papers 33 - Briefing papers

• Economic growth is usually necessary for poverty reduction, but is far from sufficient • Poverty reduction through growth depends on access to markets • Blueprints for growth and poverty reduction do not exist – each country needs detailed and specific analysis The pursuit of pro-poor growth – sometimes called ‘shared’ or ‘inclusive’ growth – has been central to development thinking and pract...

Facilitating pro-poor tourism with the private sector: Lessons learned from 'Pro-Poor Tourism Pilots in Southern Africa' - ODI Working Papers 257

The political economy of pro poor growth - ODI Briefing Papers 35 - Briefing papers

• A state must be developmental in nature if it is to enable a pace and pattern of growth which is pro-poor • Institutions matter — attempts to reform or build robust pro-growth institutions must first identify a narrow and specific set of ‘growthenhancing’ institutions, and then support them • Overt opposition to pro-poor change is less common than indifference, and the wealthy can often be pe...

Gender and the MDGs: A gender lens is vital for pro-poor results - ODI Briefing Papers 42

• Policy dialogue on the MDGs needs to recognise that the gender dynamics of power, poverty, vulnerability and care link all the goals • The achievement of the MDGs requires a coordinated policy approach that is sensitive to gender-specific discrimination and risks • Gender-sensitive social protection policies offer an opportunity to link gender equality and the MDGs G ender inequality causes a...