- Can China and India sustain their growth rates?
- Y. Li; B. Zhang / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- This paper looks at the challenges for India and China in light of their recent development paths. It examines their special characteristics during their fast growth episodes, in particular how the engines of growth came into being an...
- Why did China’s economic growth trajectory change in the post 1989 era?
- J. Zhang / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- This paper investigates the institutional reason underlying the change in the trajectory of economic growth in post-reform China. It looks at explanations for the change in trajectory of growth in the post-1989 era and also discusses ...
- How has China’s growth affected welfare?
- I. Fujiwara; K. Otsu; M. Saito / Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, 2008
- In the wake of China’s opening up to the global economy, this paper discusses the effects of China’s developments in this respect on the welfare of both China and the rest of the world (ROW). It uses a standard two-country...
- Shifts in the global political economy
- P. Bond / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
- This paper assesses major shifts in the global political economy and geopolitics since the 1970s which have brought together processes of governance and liberalisation in often uncomfortable ways. The authors argue that ge...
- Lessons from China’s growth
- D. Headey; R. Kanbur; X. Zhang / Cornell University Library, 2008
- This paper reviews the major views on China’s development and reform strategies. It discusses why the same forces behind China’s rapid growth also create new challenges and concludes with some remarks on the Chinese experi...
- 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 ...
- Share The World's Resources (STWR)
- STWR is a non-governmental organisation campaigning for those resources which are essential to life, such as water, energy and basic food, to be shared internationally under the auspices of the United Nations in order to secure basic human needs. Website presents a broad mix of the latest information, news and videos on a range of key global issues including poverty, globalisation and...
- 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...
- Shareholder activism in Nigeria
- Olufemi O. Amao; Kenneth M. Amaeshi / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- The role of shareholders in publicly quoted companies has evolved over time, and is often taken for granted in developed countries. In Nigeria, obstacles to coordinated shareholder activism to positively influence a corporation’s...
- European initiative links trade policy with sustainable development
- Clive George; Colin Kirkpatrick / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- The European Commission (EC) has pledged to assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of its trade policies. Its Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) programme is indicating that the economic benefits expected from the e...
- Strengthening engagement with existing international human rights machinery.
- UN Wide Human Rights Policy Network- HuriTalk / United Nations Development Programme, 2008
- The UN member states’ commitment to actively protect and promote all human rights and support their further mainstreaming throughout the United Nations system requires increasing interaction and strengthened engagement with the ...
- How Africa can get more from relations with China
- Jing Gu; John Humphrey / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- China’s emergence is having a big impact on Africa. But the relationship presents challenges as well as opportunities. How can Africa influence Chinese policy in order to benefit more from its relations with this important partne...
- How to use interactive drama to address young people’s sexual and reproductive health
- G. Gordon; R. Kidd; T. Mukiwa / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2008
- Drama and creative interaction can be a good way to draw out discussion and reflection on areas that are taboo, personal or difficult to share. This toolkit looks at how readers can use interactive drama to work with young people...
- Domestic terrorism with transnational ambitions
- A. Botha / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2008
- International developments and challenges and domestic circumstances predominately fuel domestic terrorism. This is particularly true when assessing the 'renewed' threat of terrorism in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. This monograph pla...
- Environmental trends to 2030: an OECD perspective
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
- The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges. This publication highlights a mix of policies that can...
- Making free trade work for women in Southern Africa
- Zohra Khan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Trade agreements are being negotiated between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. While the treaties are meant to promote free trade and economic growth, their impacts on women will not necessarily be ...
- Tackling poverty with minimum wages in Brazil
- Sara Lemos / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Minimum wage legislation aims to tackle poverty by increasing the wages of the lowest-paid and most vulnerable workers. But evidence on the impact of minimum wages in developing countries, both in the public and private sectors, is no...
- Making choices: a framework for industrial policy
- Hubert Schmitz / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Deciding how to configure relationships with the global economy is a difficult task for policymakers, given the many choices and pressures. The essence of different policy regimes can be brought out by distinguishing between low...
- Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
- Campaign NGO for forest peoples
- Minority Rights Group International (MRG)
- Aims to promote the rights of pastoralists through advocacy and capacity building training
- Africa Faith and Justice Network
- Strives to be a voice for Africa in U.S. public policy, stressing issues of human rights and social justice that tie directly into Catholic social teaching
- Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU
- The PSIRU was set up in 1998 to carry out empirical research into privatisation, public services, and globalisation. It is based in the School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Greenwich. PSIRU's research is based on the maintenance of an extensive database of information on the economic, political, financial, social and technicalexperience with privatisations of public services worldwid...
- Network Institute for Global Democratization, Helsinki (NIGD)
- NIGD aims at promoting worldwide democratization at all levels. NIGD’s predecessor, the Finnish follow-up process (1995-1997) to the UN Secretary-General’s reports (issued annually since 1995) organized seminars and issued publications supporting regional democratization mainly in Eastern Europe and Russia. In 1998, NIGD extended its agenda to incorporate both research and more practically oriente...
- Global Policy Forum (GPF)
- A group of citizens from several countries founded Global Policy Forum in December 1993 to monitor global policy making at the United Nations. At a time of rapid globalization, when nation states are weakening, the founders of GPF wanted to promote a more open, accountable and democratic policy process at the global level. Seeing the UN as the most open and universal institution, they sought to ma...
- Business Partners for Development
- Supports partnerships between business, civil society and government
- IRENE
- report of the IRENE seminar on corporate liability and worker's rights
- Globalization Challenge Initiative (GCI)
- In 1998, Globalization Challenge Initiative (GCI) was formed to support citizen's groups in developing and transition countries in their struggle to shape their countries' future without undue interference from foreign donors and creditors, particularly the IMF and World Bank. GCI provides educational materials, training, and advocacy support to citizen's groups seeking to provide homegrown deve...
- Gapresearch.org, IDS
- Resaerching the winners and losers in globalisation
