- 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 ...
- CEE Bankwatch Network (Bank Watch)
- The CEE Bankwatch Networkis an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with member organisations currently from 12 countries across the central and eastern European region. The aim of the network is to monitor the activities of the international financial institutions (IFIs) which operate in the region, and to propose constructive alternatives to their policies and projects in the region...
- 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...
- Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty in Zambia
- Christine Phillips; Seema B. Panthaki / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Private sector development is seen as increasingly necessary to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. But Zambia, along with many o...
- Challenges to India’s ‘rise to power’
- Amrita Narlikar / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- India’s elevated position in the global community is underpinned by a booming economy, nuclear weapons status and veto power in several international institutions. But this rise to power is neither as sudden nor as secure as it a...
- New thinking is needed to unlock Africa’s development traps
- Paul Collier / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Africa has stagnated for 40 years and now needs a ‘big push’ to escape from four mutually-reinforcing development ‘traps’ – conflict, corruption, dependence on primary commodities and fractionalised soci...
- The effects of Japanese exports to China
- S. Fukuda / Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, 2008
- This paper examines the role of Japanese exports to China in the economic recovery period during the 2000s. It take a close look at the impacts on industry-level production, the impacts on aggregate manufacturing production, and the i...
- China’s growth impact on integration and regional development
- T. Gries; M. Redlin / United Nations University, 2008
- Looking at international integration and regional development in China, this paper introduces a stylised model of regional development characterised by two pillars: (i) International integration indicated by Foreign Direct Investment ...
- The nature and evolution of China’s regional inequality
- S. Fan; R. Kanbur; X. Zhang / Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University, 2008
- This document brings together a selection of papers carrying out a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China. It contains a brief conceptual consideration of spatial inequality, reports on ...
- Does Islam have an impact on development?
- J-P. Platteau / Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
- What role has Islam historically played to promote or inhibit development? In this paper, the author presents a critical examination of the contention that Islam’s inherent merged relationship between religion and politics will ...
- Is China’s assistance to Africa irresponsible aid?
- African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, 2008
- With a focus on Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Angola, this report studies the nature, coordination and management of China’s aid to Africa. The findings aim to be used for public campaigning and dialogue with civil society or...
- Refocusing EU engagement in Latin America
- F.A. King / Centro para la Apertura y el Desarollo de América Latina / Centre for the Opening and Development of, 2008
- This document argues for refocusing European Union (EU) engagement in Latin America away from appeasement of the emerging illiberal regimes and towards active support for liberal forces, consistent with the EU’s founding philoso...
- Analysing skills, productivity and employment in Latin America
- M.A. Gallart / International Labour Organization, 2008
- This study aims to illustrate the relationships between training and workers’ skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in Latin American societies. It analyses existing information and case studies of four diffe...
- Worker exploitation in India’s garment sector
- A. Mezzadri / School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2008
- Focusing on workers employed in Delhi, this paper investigates exploitation of informal sector workers in India’s garment industry. It looks at trends such as the incorporation of the informal economy into trans-national product...
- Leaders' role in addressing fundamental global issues
- B. Carin; C. Abbott; L. Innis / Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2008
- One of a series of meeting reports, this paper attempts to refine the concept of how leaders play an instrumental role in addressing pressing global issues. The purpose of the meeting covered by this paper was to provide input to the ...
- Promoting decent work for all
- E. Loken; A. A. Seip; J.E. Dolvik / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2008
- This paper contributes to the discussion on decent work and fair globalisation. It briefly reviews some of the main findings of research regarding the impact of globalisation on jobs and labour standards, leading up to a description o...
- Taking a detailed look at Jordan’s democratic development
- T.H. Kanaan; J.A. Massad / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2008
- This paper examines the specific case of Jordan’s democratic development in relation to the predictions resulting from applying the Badawi-Makdisi global model to Jordan. In so doing, the paper probes beyond the main global vari...
- Still a way to go for Arab human rights on the internet
- M. Hakem; A. A-A. Hamada; G. Eid / The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007
- Censorship in the Arab world is still rife, extending to all forms of media including print, television, radio and internet. However, the internet has also become a tool used to get around this censorship and for freedom of expression...
- Lebanese NGO Forum, Lebanon (LNF)
- The Lebanese Non-Governmental Organization Forum coordinates the activities of Lebanese NGOs and is concerned primarily with social, health, and educational development issues. LNF undertakes the following programs: the Rights Program, formerly known as the 'Migration Unit Project', which provides services and information on vulnerable social groups, including the displaced, refugees, m...
- Stanley Foundation
- The Stanley Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, private operating foundation. Foundation programmes are focused in four strategic areas: global governance global education US foreign Policy media The Stanley Foundation promotes public understanding, constructive dialogue, and cooperative action on critical international issues. It recognises the essential roles of both t...
- Peace Studies Journal
- Journal on contemporary issues of conflict and peace studies
- UK Partnership for Global Health
- A forum addressing the impact of globalisation on global health
- Redefining Progress
- US based organisation focusing on indicators of sustainability
- Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (IPD)
The process of globalization has inspired massive international protest as global economic policies have often failed to help developing countries achieve sustainable, equitable growth.
- Participatory Management Clearinghouse
- The Participatory Management Clearinghouse (PMC) site is a joint initiative of IUCN (The World Conservation Union), the Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This free service provides a platform to showcase the work IUCN and partners do on participatory management of natural resources, including Collaborative Management, Community-Ba...
- Choike
- Gateway to development issues in the South coming from a Southern perspective
- German Advisory Council on Global Change
- Analyses global environmental and development problems
- Solagral
- French campaigning NGO. Food, globalisation, environment and agriculture
