- Exploring the move to localisation: globalisation and India's Industrial Relations
- D. Bhattacherjee / Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2000
- This article explores Indian Industrial Relations (IR) in a historical and structural context. Theses: The gradual spread of market principles has led to wide inter-regional and inter-sectoral differences in the ...
- Globalisation: What are its negative effects and how can these effects be overcome?
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- This article concentrates on the negative effects of globalisation, which in some cases may cause the squeezing of non-market activities, so crucial for human development. Negative effects of globalisation: Because of a...
- What is the future for the industry in a post Uraguay globalised economy?
- Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 1999
- An Inhouse Dialogue on the theme of Textile and Clothing Industry of Bangladesh: In a Changing World Economy was held at the Centre for Policy Dialogue on August 12, 1999. Dr. Sadequl Islam, Professor of Economics at the Laurentian Un...
- Adjustment programs cause increased poverty, inequality and human suffering: SAPRIN challenges the World Bank
- Structural Adjustment Participatory Review International Network, 2000
- This article emphasises the extent to which poverty, inequality and human suffering have increased in countries implementing the adjustment programs, that the international financial institutions (IFIs) had required as a condition for...
- White Paper outlining DFID’s strategy to increase the gains of globalisation for developing countries
- DFID White Paper on Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor, 2000
- While progress has been made over the years in development, many challenges yet remain in order to make globalisation work for the poor. This second White Paper on international development, produced by the Department for Internationa...
- Linkages between civil society groups that represent the poor and groups that are policy active
- E. Muggeridge; T. Sheehey; S. Godfrey / DFID White Paper on Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor, 2000
- In 1999, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), backed by the donor countries, announced a new framework for international assistance, expressed through the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) and the Poverty ...
- What are the key conditions for pro-poor growth when economies have to remain competitive in the international market?
- H. White; A. Anderson / DFID White Paper on Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor, 2000
- Despite the fashion for pro-poor growth the term remains undefined. This paper proposes three possible definitions, based on comparing the poor's share in incremental income with their existing share, their population share and an int...
- Compares the wide range of preferential trade agreements with against various criteria of good practice
- C. Stevens; J. Kennan / DFID White Paper on Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor, 2000
- The EU has a complex web of trade arrangements and proposed trade arrangements with developing countries - GSP, Lomé and regional trade agreements, and preferential trade areas. This analysis summarises the different arrangemen...
- What lessons can Sub-saharan Africa learn from the experience of Southeast Asia?
- E. Aryeetey; J. Court; M. Nissanke; B. Weder / United Nations University, 1998
- This policy brief is intended to assist African governments in efforts to strengthen their participation in the global economy in ways that bring widespread and sustainable benefits to their peoples. It stems from two issues ...
- Encouraging growth in the Tanzanian garment industry
- Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 1998
- This article explores policy issues arising from recent policy reforms in Tanzania. These reforms known as the Economic Recovery Program (ERP), were adopted in 1986. The programme's reform package included the liberalization of intern...
- Global governance for human development
- P. Streeten / Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1992
- Higher education transformation in South Africa: Government Green Paper
- African National Congress, 1999
- Policy framework for higher education transformation (South African Government policy document)
- African National Congress, 1999
- An overview of a new policy framework for higher education transformation in South Africa
- Policy and Law Online News [Polity.org.za], 1999
- Implementing a New Indicator of Social Development in Mexico: Literate Life Expectancy (LLE) (Medina / IIASA)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 1999
- For scientists, measuring social development has been a long-lasting objective; for the public, it has been a partially-resolved demand. Social indicators have been used informally for a very long time, particularly in economics, to a...
- New technologies and the global race for knowledge
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- The recent great strides in technology present tremendous opportunities for human developmen but achieving that potential depends on how technology is used. What is technology’s impact on globalization and globalization...
- Stability: International Journal of Security & Development
- Stability: International Journal of Security & Development is an open-access journal. It publishes research quickly and free of charge aiming to have a maximal impact upon policy and practice communities. Despite the allocation of significant policy attention and financial resources to a perceived relationship between development assistance, security and stability, a solid evidence...
- Africa Progress Panel
- The Africa Progress Panel consists of a group of individuals who lend their time to track and encourage progress in Africa, and to underscore shared responsibility between African leaders and their international partners for sustaining it. A Geneva-based Secretariat supports the Panel in three main areas: research and policy; advocacy and communication; and preparation of APP core produ...
- World Resources Report (WRR)
- The World Resources Report (WRR) provides policymakers around the world government, civil society, and business with analysis and insight about major environmental and development issues. It is the product of a 20-year partnership among the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Resources Institute.
- IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)
- IDH accelerates and upscales sustainable trade by building impact oriented coalitions of front running multinationals, civil society organisations, governments and other stakeholders. Through convening public and private interests, strengths and knowledge, IDH programs help make sustainability the new norm and deliver impact on Millennium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8.
- The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
- The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is a research institute that produces high quality, topical information on international relations and the EU.
- Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIF)
- The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a political science research centre.
- ephemera
- ephemera is an independent journal, supported by the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London.
- Economics Web Institute
- Institute focusing on economics and management
- The Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (GISPRI)
- Japanese research organisation in a global context
- United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
- Multidisciplinary research institute on development economics
