- Specific recommendations as to how research could address these issues
- H. Nazli; S. Hamid / Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 1999
- The available literature in Pakistan is generally lacking a critical examination of the issues related to intra-household resource allocation. This black box is due largely to the lack of individual-level data on dietary intake, anthr...
- Neo-liberal policy perspectives the major constraint to land redistribution programmes
- S. Moyo / Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies, Zimbabwe, 2000
- This paper discusses the nature of the land problem in the region and tries to situate the general land reform process in Zimbabwe within a regional context. It examines the four key land problems facing the region ...
- Overview of Studies on the Impact of Microenterprise Credit (Sebstad / Chen / AIMS)
- microLINKS,, 1999
- Job gains and job losses: recent litertaure and trends
- A. Grey / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1995
- Trade Liberalisation: What 's at Stake ?
- I. Goldin; D. van der Mensbrugghe / OECD Development Centre, 1992
- Trade barriers seriously distort patterns of international trade, allocation of resources, and economic growth. The total economic costs of the barriers are estimated to exceed $475 billion per annum. Partial reform, such as envi...
- Policies for Economic Take-off
- J. Berthélemy; A. Varoudakis / OECD Development Centre, 1996
- Political commitment is the key ingredient needed for economic take-off and long-term growth. Poor countries will be unable to escape the vicious circle of poverty unless they and the international community join forces. Inappropriate...
- Non-governmental organizations and natural resource management in Africa : a literature review
- T.R. Ramanathan / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1993
- This report presents abstracts of 150 key publications drawn from recent literature (post 1982). The objective is to provide an overview of NGO activities in the field of natural resource management in Africa, and highlight those issu...
- Stimulating indigenous agribusiness development in the northern communal areas of Namibia : a concept paper
- E.T. Acquah / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1997
- This concept paper proposes (a) market driven farm and off-farm entrepreneurial options, that could take advantage of the existing opportunities, thus leading to the creation of indigenous oriented economic growth and (b) empowerment ...
- How to protect developing countries from volatility of capital flows?
- S. Griffith-Jones / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1998
- Iimportant changes need to be made in the international monetary system as a whole – and in recipient country policies – to avoid costly crises, as well as to manage them better if they do occur. It seems urgent to: ...
- Energy price increases in developing countries : case studies of Malaysia,Indonesia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Colombia and Turkey
- Einar Hope; Balbir Singh / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995
- Six case studies show that raising energy prices to eliminate subsidies does not harm the poor, growth, inflation, or industrial competitiveness. And public revenues improve. When domestic energy prices in developing countries ...
- Global mortality, disability, and the contribution of risk factors: Global Burden of Disease Study
- C.J.L. Murray; A.D. Lopez / ProCor, 1997
- Prevention and control of disease and injury require information about the leading medical causes of illness and exposures or risk factors. The assessment of the public-health importance of these has been hampered by the lack of commo...
- Community based conservation
- M.C.J. Cruz / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper stresses what most of the authors believe: that in order to successfully manage biodiversity, local residents and resource users must be involved, and the people who are affected by conservation projects must be pa...
- From Dutch disease to deforestation - a macroeconomic link? A case study from Ecuador
- Sven Wunder / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997
- In the literature about macroeconomics and deforestation, it is often supposed that strong foreign exchange outflows (e.g. debt service) increase deforestation, as higher poverty augments frontier migration and natural resources are s...
- Poverty Reduction and the World Bank: Progress in Fiscal 1996 and 1997
- World Bank, 1998
- This report reviews progress in implementation of the World Bank's poverty reduction strategy, updating the more comprehensive report for fiscal 1995, Poverty Reduction and the World Bank: Progress and Challenges in the 1990s (World B...
- Communications and Knowledge-Based Technologies For Sustainable Human Development
- H. d'Orville / Information and Communications Technologies for Sustainable Human development, UNDP, 1997
- Guiding document for developing programme and projects involving multimedia information technologies in the delivery and wider outreach of programmes underpinning sustainable human development, especially to rural areas. It is envisag...
- Reducing corruption
- World Bank Policy and Research Bulletin, 1997
- An effective state can contribute powerfully to sustainable development and the reduction of poverty. But there is no guarantee that state intervention will benefit society
- Participation in practice: Lessons from the FAO People's Participation Programme
- People's Participation, FAO SD Dimensions, 1997
- Starting in the early '80s, the FAO People's Participation Programme (PPP) used small-scale projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America to develop strategies for organizing grass roots rural people in small, informal, self-reliant grou...
- Poverty reduction strategies and gender (BRIDGE)
- BRIDGE, 1999
- Poverty and human development: UNDP Human Development Report 1997 (highlights)
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- Global governance for human development
- P. Streeten / Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1992
- Department of Economics, Strathclyde University
- University department. Research interests in the Department are wide-ranging, with particular emphasis on Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Regional Economics and Energy Economics.
- BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS
- The BRICS Policy Center (BPC) / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). The Center is dedicated to the study of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and other middle powers, and it is administered by the Institute of International Relations...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP)
- The Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) is an independent think tank serving the Pacific islands community. PiPP engages and connects principal stakeholders, promoting fraternity between the Pacific island countries and regional neighbours such as New Zealand and Australia.
- International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
- Chinese platform for knowledge sharing, information exchange and international collaboration in the areas of poverty reduction and development.
- Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM)
- The CEDEM is an interfaculty centre which aims to carry out theoretical and empirical research in the fields of human migrations, ethnic relations and racism. Among others, the Centre is interested in the relations between migration processes and uneven development. These researches are led in a pluri-disciplinary perspective: political science, sociology, anthropology, international relations, la...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- 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...
