Governance and Social Development Resource Centre

The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) supports the knowledge needs of the international development community in relation to governance, conflict and social development. Funded by the UK Department for International Development, the GSDRC aims to help reduce poverty by informing policymaking and enhancing professional knowledge and competencies.

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Addressing the Employment-Poverty Nexus in Kenya: Comparing Cash-Transfer and Job-Creation Programmes 

This International Poverty Centre paper examines the links between poverty and unemployment, underemployment, employment and labour earnings in Kenya. It finds that poor workers need short-term social protection and all workers need an effective, long-term and employment-focused development strategy. The paper simulates the potential impact of two programmes designed to provide income support to poor households: a cash-transfer programme based on the number of school-age children and a job creation programme. Results suggest that both programmes would significantly reduce the depth of poverty, with cash-transfer most beneficial in rural areas, and job creation in urban locations.

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Research in Focus

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho

This month, we are examining Brazilian Perspectives on Human Security with Ilona Szabó de Carvalho from Viva Rio, an NGO based in Rio de Janeiro which promotes peace and development. Whilst Latin America has the lowest level of inter-state armed conflict worldwide, it also has the highest rates of gun-related deaths of any region in the world. Here, Ilona explains how the human security concept can be used as a practical tool to address this epidemic of urban armed violence, with examples from Viva Rio's own work.

To read the full interview, please visit our Research in Focus page.

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