Enabling disabled people to reduce poverty study
1. Disability, poverty and the ‘new’
development agenda
| Research papers | |
| > Introduction | |
| > List of researchers | |
| > Thematic research | |
| > Reducing poverty study | |
| > 1. The 'new' development agenda | |
| > 2. A human rights approach to development | |
| > 3. Lessons from gender mainstreaming | |
| > 4. The social model of disability | |
| > 5. Is disability really on the agenda? | |
| > DFID policy project | |
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The relationship between disability and poverty is often described as a vicious circle.
In Rebecca Yeo's paper, written in September 2005, it is argued that both disability and poverty are often manifestations of the same processes. If the commonalities are recognised then the need to build horizontal alliances becomes more apparent. The paper looks at the changes that have taken place in recent years around poverty, disability and the relationship between the two.
The nature of the changes are assessed, examining who controls the agenda and what prospects there are for progress. The role that disabled people and poor people have in setting and implementing the current agenda is questioned. Finally the paper looks at some ways forward and makes some suggestions as to how poverty and disability can be more effectively addressed.
The executive summary by
Rebecca Yeo is available to download as a Word document (2 pages, 581
KB)
The full report by Rebecca
Yeo is available to download as a Word document (33 pages 581 KB).
