- Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG)
- PANG is a pacific regional network promoting economic justice in globalisation with specific attention to: accountability and transparency in economic and trade policy processes poverty eradication equitable development and sustainable livelihoods (opportunity, access, impact) food security and environmental sustainability...
- Incorporating culture in development theory and practice
- M. Nowottny / Commonwealth Foundation, 2008
- Putting Culture First is the product of extensive consultation with representatives from government, civil society, and the culture and development sectors across the Commonwealth, carried out between February and October 2008. The re...
- How to combat human trafficking
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2008
- With the tide of human trafficking rising rather than falling, the need for effective prevention policies is unquestionable. This toolkit updates and expands upon the UNODC toolkit of the same name published in 2006. It is intended to...
- How to promote gender equality through social, economic and cultural rights
- P. Eliadis; L. Farha; S. Aurora / Equitas- International Centre for Human Rights Education, 2008
- Like all standards and aspirations, women's economic, social and cultural rights ultimately depend on the ability to enforce them.This handbook is intended as a specific tool for national human rights institutions to enhance thei...
- Why are community factors particularly important in a global age?
- C. Marquis; J. Battilana / Harvard Business School, 2007
- This paper develops an institutional theory of how local communities continue to matter for organisations, and why community factors are particularly important in a global age. It aims to redirect theoretical and empirical attention b...
- The Hajj: responding to fact rather than fiction
- D. Clingingsmith; A.I. Khwaja; M. Kremer / Dubai School of Government, 2008
- This brief estimates the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It results from a survey of 1605 successful and unsuccessful Sunni Hajj applicants from Pakistan, five to eight months after the 2006 Hajj. ...
- Does China’s presence in Africa benefit the continent?
- H. Besada; Y. Wang; J. Whalley / Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2008
- This policy brief documents the size and rate of change of China’s growing presence, focusing primarily on trade and finance. It also discusses the rate of change and looks at projections of its growth. Trade between...
- Mutual benefits in a Chinese-African relationship?
- H. Besada / Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2008
- This paper examines the extent to which China’s engagement with Africa has produced mutual benefits for both and whether Africa is reaping the necessary benefits required for poverty alleviation and economic development. ...
- Openness to trade helps small island states attract foreign investment
- Robert Read / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Foreign direct investment has the potential to contribute to growth and development in small island developing states. But little is known about what drives investment flows to small island states. How do SIDS attract foreign investme...
- Open trading arrangements offer a way forward for global trade
- Ross Garnaut; David Vines / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Negotiating trade liberalisation through the World Trade Organization (WTO) is notoriously difficult. As a result, many countries are pursuing liberalisation among smaller groups. What can be done to ensure that trading arrangements c...
- An overview of social movements and Pentecostalism
- R. Zibechi / Center for International Policy, 2008
- Focusing on outh America, this paper provides an overview of social movements and Pentecostalism. It particularly draws on the work of U.S urban specialist, Mike Davis, and historian/ social psychologist Marco Fernandes. P...
- Analysing the rise in capital reserve accumulation by the South
- South Centre, 2008
- Focusing on the new dynamic of capital flows from the South to the North, this analytical note looks at some of the reasons for the unprecedented levels of capital reserve accumulation by the development world - the South. It als...
- Globalisation in a livelihoods context
- F. Ellis; J. Seeley / Eldis Document Store, 2001
- What is globalisation in a livelihoods context? What effects is globalisation having on livelihoods, and do they enhance or hinder the options of poor people? Ellis and Seeley provide a background briefing to Globalisation and Sustain...
- Stories and learning from alliance-based efforts to improve employment standards for women workers
- D. Dalton / Oxfam, 2007
- Women workers are an increasing part of the global labour force. However, they often find only poor-quality employment, thus, they are working, but remain trapped in poverty. No matter the context, many women workers face multipl...
- Has globalisation been beneficial?
- P.K. Das / Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, 2008
- Picking up on the positive and negative economic impacts of globalisation, this paper focuses on the welfare-enhancing and dislocating aspects of the phenomenon. It examines the evidence for its beneficial effect on several country gr...
- Causes and mechanisms of inequality in Eastern European transition economies
- G. Grimalda; E. Meschi / Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, 2008
- This paper analyses the causes and mechanisms of inequality in transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States after the break-up of the Soviet Union. It also compares the experience of co...
- Zanzibar's Muslims and global trends in Islam
- S. Turner / Danish Institute for International Studies, 2008
- In recent years there has been a revival of Islam in Zanzibar, with heated debates about the nature of Islam and its role in society. This paper explores the nature of Islamic revival in Zanzibar, its emergence and some of the consequ...
- Developing country trends in commercial financial instruments
- S. Jones / Danish Institute for International Studies, 2008
- Under the backdrop of the boom in global commodity prices and the expansion of Chinese interests in sub-Saharan Africa, this policy brief examines trends in commercial financial instruments such as equities, bonds and commercial bank ...
- Protecting and encouraging the poorest and most vulnerable
- A. Barrientos; D. Hulme / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2008
- The concept and practice of social protection in developing countries has advanced at an astonishing pace over the last decade or so. There is a growing consensus around the view that social protection constitutes an effective respons...
- How does the economic rise of China and India impact the world economy?
- F. Lemoine; D. Ünal-Kesenci / French Research Center in International Economics, Centre D'Etudes Prospectives et D'Informations In, 2007
- The economic rise of China and India has generated a great interest in terms of the consequences for the world economy. Among large emerging economies, China and India are the largest in terms of population, the poorest and the fastes...
- Tech Central Station
- US based internet magazine, with a pro-market, sound science focus
- International Policy Network
- Focuses on raising awareness of the benefits of market-based governance.
- Worldgrowth.org
- Making the case for globalisation and market-based development
- Human Development Resource Centre, India
- Translating concepts of human development into action
- Center for European Studies, Cuba
- Promoting research on social, political and economic issues in Europe
- Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong
- Research centre for the study of contemporary Southeast Asia
- UK Global Health
- The UK Partnership for Global Health is a forum for people concerned about the impact of globalisation on global health, bringing together people from a range of health organisations. Its' meetings, finances and papers are entirely open to any member. Newsletter and papers are available on the site
- Consumer Unity and Trust Society, India (CUTS)
- Research and advocacy organisation concentrating on trade and development
- Globalisation Team, Institute of Development Studies, UK
- Globalisation research
- Gerster Consulting
- Research and policy analysis in the fields of PRSPs, trade, globalisation, ICTs, finance and the environment
