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Deindustrialization: Causes and Implications
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997Increased globalization (the international integration of markets for goods, factors, and technology) has coincided in the past two decades with a shift in labor demand away from less-skilled workers toward those with more skills.DocumentAdjusting to New Realities: MENA, The Uruguay Round, and the EU-Mediterranean Initiative
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997The MENA region, with the exception of the GCC economies, is lagging behind in trade liberalization. This delay has had a negative impact on production efficiency and consumer welfare and will become more costly given the increasing globalization and integration of the world economy. It is likely to reduce the region's attractiveness for foreign investment.DocumentThe Geographic Scope of EC Aid: One or Several Development Policies?
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1997This paper describes the origins of the EC development cooperation and its general characteristics.DocumentRebuilding Support for International Cooperation: New Constituencies in a Global Village
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1997This paper provides a brief overview of changes in the international cooperation constistuencies that support the cooperation efforts of the European Union, its Member States, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The reasons for the changes and their impact are briefly discussed.DocumentTowards a New Partnership: Assessment of Government Performance
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1998Lome IV is approaching its natural conclusion. In cooperation of the EU with the ACP countries, the EU has decided to move away from what it calls a partnership dominated by a 'culture of entitlement' to a more practical, realistic and business-like partnership.DocumentGlobal Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 1997
Prospects for Development [World Bank], 1997This year’s Global Economic Prospects reviews the implications for developing countries of three important changes in the world economy that globalization is bringing about. First, five large developing and transition economies -- China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Russia -- are likely to emerge as key players in the world economy over the next quarter century.DocumentBridging the gap?: the parallel universes of the non-profit and non-governmental organisation research traditions and the changing context of voluntary action
Centre for Civil Society, LSE, 1998Makes a set of general observations about international third sector research and argues that there are currently two 'parallel universes' of literature.DocumentPromises to the Poor: the Record of European Development Agencies
Overseas Development Institute, 1998All the European development cooperation agencies subscribe to the international goal of reducing poverty by one half by 2015 but they have different strategies for achieving it.DocumentHow Bad Governance Impedes Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh
OECD Development Centre, 1998In 1995/96, 47.5 per cent of the population of Bangladesh were still living below the poverty line. While this represents a decline compared to 62.6 per cent in 1983/84, the absolute number of poor people has in fact increased over the same period.DocumentCompetitive Agricultural Technology Funds in Developing Countries
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1999Dissatisfaction with traditional mechanisms of funding agricultural research and dissemination (AR&D) in developing countries has led to the introduction of competitive agricultural technology funds (CATFs) in an increasing number of them. This model is now favoured by many donors, despite the fact that available information on its modalities and performance has been fragmentary.Pages