The primary purpose of the study is "to examine the effectiveness of the current community-based targeting system, and compare it with alternative methods suited to the Zambian context." The study will…

An important historical record of one part of post-apartheid South Africa's policymaking, this book charts the generation of the Report of the Lund Committee, which ultimately resulted in the establishment…

Are development programs reaching those most in need, or are they primarily benefiting those who are easier to reach, leaving the very poorest behind?

This study is based on the premise that Brazil is a best-case study for examining the implementation of a social grant system in the SADC region.

Global Hunger Index: Facts, determinants, and trends - Measures being taken to reduce acute undernourishment and chronic hunger

The rise in food prices�poses a threat to food security in developing countries, and calls for urgent coordinated action by the international community and in particular by the United Nations.

This report presents the findings and conclusions of a team which studied the feasibility of using cash based interventions as part of a humanitarian response in Lesotho for 2007/8.

Economic, moral and political reasons may underlie the choice between targeting and universal models of social provision. In the debate about universal versus targeted solutions for combating poverty…

The paper analyses the food security situation in southern Africa in 2007/08 from markets and trade perspective. This is based on analyses of secondary information from wide ranging sources…