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    Global financial crisis and recession: what could happen to major emerging economies?

    Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS, 2009
    Since late 2008, the financial crisis spawned in the U.S. has spread quickly across the globe, enveloping both developed and developing countries. Most of the major developed countries are now mired in recession and many export-led economies in the developing world are following suit.
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    Social inclusion or poverty alleviation? Lessons from recent Brazillian experiences

    Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2009
    Brazil’s recent economic growth has occurred in spite of the country’s persistent illiteracy: in 1999, approximately 15% of the total adult population was unable to read and write. In 1995, the government started the Bolsa-Escola programme as a first attempt at providing poor children with educational support.
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    South-South cooperation in times of global economic crisis

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2009
    While South-South cooperation was first thought of during the Non-Aligned Movement, the concept did not take off in practice until the 1990s and early 2000s when a few middle-income countries, including Brazil, India and South Africa, began to emerge as global economic players. But can South-South cooperation keep up its momentum in the wake of the current financial crisis?
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    Mapping of integrity and accountability in water activities and relevant capacities in the SADC region

    Stockholm International Water Institute, 2008
    Enhancing governance in the water sector through improved integrity, accountability, and the application of anti-corruption measures constitute important tools for achieving poverty reduction and improving sustainable management of water resources. These form fundamental elements of the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
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    Banking on Africa: Chinese financial institutions and Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    The Chinese drive into the resource sector in Africa has already received much attention in the media and academic literature. What has not been well understood is the role of Chinese financial institutions in support of the country’s resource strategy and its entry into the previously unknown African market.
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    Pension coverage and informal sector workers: international experiences

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangements, particularly in developing countries.
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    Coping with rising food prices in Asia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    Global food prices are at the highest levels in history and it is likely that prices will remain high for several years. Governments, donors and international agencies must act to minimise the impact of inflation and food shortages, which hits poor communities in developing countries hardest.
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    South-South and triangular cooperation in Asia-Pacific: towards a new paradigm in development cooperation

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The notion of South-South Cooperation (SSC) – capacity building, trade and investment between developing countries for self-reliance and growth – first became popular in the 1960s as former colonies began to address the challenges of underdevelopment.
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    A critical analysis of the Brazilian response to HIV/AIDS: lessons learned for controlling and mitigating the epidemic in developing countries

    American Journal of Public Health, 2005
    This article, published in the American Journal of Public Health, critically analyses the Brazilian National AIDS Program (NAP), which is a widely recognised, leading example of a feasible and effective integrated approach to the epidemic, in a middle-income country with significant levels of social inequality.
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    The tasks ahead

    International Monetary Fund, 2008
    Global economic prospects have deteriorated further as the current global financial crisis took a sharp turn for the worse. The crisis has undermined consumer and business confidence, triggering a sharp decline in domestic demand. In financial markets, funding markets remain strained, reflecting the deep shock to confidence in counterparties.

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