Measuring Welfare for Small but Vulnerable Groups: Poverty and Disability in Uganda

Hoogeveen, Johannes G.

doi:10.1093/jae/eji020

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“…Empirical evidence demonstrates employment disparities in a number of low-and middle-income contexts as well (see, e.g., Hoogeveen, 2005 Trani & Loeb, 2010 [Afghanistan, Zambia]). Mizunoya and Mitra (2013) assessed the employment gaps in fifteen low-and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and found statistically significant employment gaps for people with disabilities in nine out of the fifteen examples; interestingly, the six countries that had either no gap or a statistically insignificant gap were low-income nations, while all but two with a significant employment gap were middle-income.…”

Section: Global Situation Of Work and Economic Disparities For Peoplementioning

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Leveraging Employer Practices in Global Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Saleh

Bruyère

2018

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Work is an important part of life, providing both economic security and a forum to contribute one's talents and skills to society, thereby anchoring the individual in a social role. However, access to work is not equally available to people with disabilities globally. Regulatory environments that prohibit discrimination and support vocational training and educational opportunities constitute a critical first step toward economic independence. However, they have not proven sufficient in themselves. In this article, we aim to infuse deeper consideration of employer practice and demand-side policy reforms into global policy discussions of the right to work for people with disabilities. We begin by documenting the employment and economic disparities existing for people with disabilities globally, followed by a description of the international, regional, and local regulatory contexts aiming to improve labor market outcomes for people with disabilities. Next, we examine how policies can leverage employer interests to further address inequalities. We discuss employer policies and practices demonstrated in the research to facilitate recruitment, hiring, career development, retention, and meaningful workplace inclusion. The goal of the article is to synthesize existing international literature on employment rights for people with disabilities with the employer perspective.

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Section: Global Situation Of Work and Economic Disparities For Peoplementioning

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Leveraging Employer Practices in Global Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Saleh

Bruyère

2018

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“…First, studies use different methods: some studies only present means and frequency counts of economic indicators across disability status (e.g., Hoogeveen 2005), while other studies resort to multivariate analysis using a variety of empirical strategies which can be difficult to compare. 6 Some studies measure disability through functional difficulties (e.g., , while others use broad activity limitations (e.g., Mitra 2008).…”

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Disability, Health and Human Development

Mitra

2018

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“…1 People with disabilities are over-represented among the world's poor, and many experience multiple deprivations at higher rates and in higher breadth, depth, and severity than people without disabilities (Mitra, Posarac, & Vick, 2013;Samman & Rodriguez-Takeuchi, 2013). The lack of access to paid work and/or wider economic activity is a significant social disadvantage and helps maintain the link between poverty and disability in many country contexts (Braitwaite & Mont, 2009;Haveman & Wolfe, 1990;Hoogeveen, 2005;Peiyun & Livermore, 2008;WHO, 2011;Zaidi & Burchardt, 2005). The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on eliminating poverty, launched by the United Nations in 2000, are unlikely to be achieved unless explicit and specific efforts are undertaken to support disabled people's participation in labour market activities (Department for International Development [DFID], 2000; Groce & Trani, 2009).…”

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Interventions to improve the labour market for adults living with physical and/or sensory disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Tripney¹,

Roulstone²,

Vigurs³

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The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is an international grant-making NGO promoting evidence-informed development policies and programmes. We are the global leader in funding, producing and synthesising high-quality evidence of what works, for whom, how, why and at what cost. We believe that using better and policy-relevant evidence helps to make development more effective and improve people's lives. 3ie systematic reviews 3ie systematic reviews appraise and synthesise the available high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of social and economic development interventions in low-and middleincome countries. These reviews follow scientifically recognised review methods, and are peer-reviewed and quality assured according to internationally accepted standards. 3ie is providing leadership in demonstrating rigorous and innovative review methodologies, such as using theory-based approaches suited to inform policy and programming in the dynamic contexts and challenges of low-and middle-income countries. About this reviewInterventions to improve the labour market for adults living with physical and/or sensory disabilities in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review, was submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of grant SR4.1038 awarded under Systematic Review Window 4. This review is available on the 3ie website. 3ie is publishing this technical report as received from the authors; it has been formatted to 3ie style, however the tables and figures have not been reformatted. This review has also been published in the Campbell Collaboration Library and is available here.All content is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not represent the opinions of 3ie, its donors or its board of commissioners. Any errors are also the sole responsibility of the authors. Comments or queries should be directed to the corresponding author, Janice Tripney at J.Tripney@ioe.ac.uk Funding for this systematic review was provided by Sightsavers. Executive summary BackgroundDisability is a development issue, with widespread poverty, inequality and violation of human rights. Recent estimates suggest that more than one billion people are living with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities are over-represented among the world's poor, and significant labour market disadvantage helps maintain the link between poverty and disability in many country contexts. The costs of disability are particularly acute in low-and middle-income countries (those with gross national income per capita of less than $12,616), where up to 80% of people with disabilities of working age can be unemployed, around twice that for their counterparts in high-income countries. When people with disabilities do work, they generally do so for longer hours and lower incomes, have fewer chances of promotion, are more likely to work in the informal labour market, and are at greater risk of becoming unemployed for longer periods. The barriers faced by people with disabilities globally in accessing and sustaining paid work ...

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Measuring Welfare for Small but Vulnerable Groups: Poverty and Disability in Uganda

Cited by 119 publications

References 7 publications

Leveraging Employer Practices in Global Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Leveraging Employer Practices in Global Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Disability, Health and Human Development

Interventions to improve the labour market for adults living with physical and/or sensory disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

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