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  Promoting value chains of neglected and underutilized species for pro-poor growth and biodiversity conservation: guidelines and good practices

  Bioversity International, 2008

  Use of neglected and underutilised species (NUS) can play an important role in improving food security, conserving biodiversity and generating income and employment. Value chain development (VCD) can be a useful tool for realising these prospects, by linking supply capacities to market opportunities.
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  Ghana and the cocoa marketing dilemma: What has liberalisation without price competition achieved?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2007

  Recently, rural Ghana achieves impressive growth rates and poverty reduction thanks to the rebound of the cocoa sector. However, liberalisation remains partial:private licensed buying companies (LBCs) were created in 1993, but the Cocoa Board continues to define a floor price. Against this background, this brief presents the results of the Ghana Cocoa Farmers Survey (GCFS):
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  Africa’s success: evaluating accomplishments

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007

  This paper evaluates the seven presumed African success stories: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. It gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political, governance and human development scenarios in each country, and identifies the emerging challenges.
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  Patents, compulsory license and access to medicines: some recent experiences

  Third World Network, 2007

  Patents can affect the access of patients (especially the poor) to medicines. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) also affects the space available to developing country Members of WTO to formulate the drug patent policies of their choice.
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  The impact of globalisation and liberalisation on agriculture and small farmers in developing countries: the experience of Ghana

  Third World Network, 2006

  This study is part of a research project on the impact of globalisation and liberalisation on poor rural producers in developing countries. It takes as a case study the experience of Ghana and its agricultural sector.
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  Dangling by a thread: how sharp are the Chinese scissors?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This report examines the impact that China’s booming export industry is having on the textile and furniture exports and jobs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report finds that:China’s economic expansion has significant implications for SSA industry and growth by indirectly excluding outward-oriented SSA producers from global markets, and directly it squeezes locally-focused producers
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  Identifying financial constraints under trade liberalisation: lessons from Kenya, Uganda and Ghana

  Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2006

  This paper explores the influence that financial sector deficits have had on a country's export performance under trade liberalisation.
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  Reaction function of the bank of Ghana: a dynamic approach

  University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2002

  The economy of Ghana is highly dependent on exports as well as imports. It has been observed that the Bank of Ghana has succeeded in reducing the gap between official and parallel exchange rates and partially succeeded in correcting the over/under valuation of the nominal exchange rate by implementing various exchange rate regimesThe present paper looks at the bank of Ghana’s reaction functions.
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  For richer or poorer: transforming economic partnerships between Europe and Africa

  Christian Aid, 2005

  This report assesses the free trade agreements which are negotiated between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
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  The damage done: aid, death and dogma

  Christian Aid, 2005

  This briefing paper challenges the entrenched assumption that developing countries can only work their way out of poverty through radical economic liberalisation, calling for an end to aid conditional on such policies.

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