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    Challenges to India’s ‘rise to power’

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    India’s elevated position in the global community is underpinned by a booming economy, nuclear weapons status and veto power in several international institutions. But this rise to power is neither as sudden nor as secure as it appears. India has huge domestic challenges to overcome before it can be considered a global power.
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    Development path of China and India and the challenges for their sustainable growth

    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 and propelled fast GDP growth.
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    The future of pensions and healthcare in a rapidly ageing world – scenarios to 2030

    World Economic Forum, 2008
    Populations are ageing at an unprecedented rate. This will undermine the financial sustainability of not only traditional pension systems, but also conventional healthcare systems. This report argues that urgent action in many countries around the globe is required to meet these challenges.
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    Breaking global deadlocks: environment, climate change and global governance

    Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2008
    One of a series of meeting reports, this paper attempts to refine the concept of how leaders play an instrumental role in addressing pressing global issues. The purpose of the meeting covered by this paper was to provide input to the hosts of the 2008 G8 Summit from policy researchers working on potential initiatives to break the climate change deadlock.
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    The new geopolitics of trade and the collapse of the mini-ministerial at the WTO: was it “only” about the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM)?

    Eldis Trade Policy Resource Guide, 2008
    This article from IGTN suggests that the recent collapse of the WTO mini-ministerial, July 2008, reflects the new geopolitics of the global economy. The emerging economies are approaching trade issues and negotiations differently. Particularly they place more emphasis on supporting women employed in agriculture.
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    How Africa can get more from relations with China

    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 partner?
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    Lessons in governance reform from Brazil, India and Uganda

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Brazil, India and Uganda provide good examples of successful governance reforms. Politicians must be committed to the reform process. Those who design and manage the reforms must have the necessary skills. They must not be unduly influenced by political pressures at the outset, but should engage with interested groups during implementation.
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    Tackling climate change and bringing development through cross-sector partnerships

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Future climate change policy in developing countries is likely to require the transfer of technologies. These should both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to local social and economic development. Cross-sector partnerships between investors, municipalities, and citizens may be one way to achieve this, through reduced costs and increased local involvement.  
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    A global realignment by 2020: U.S. decline, emerging economies rise

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008
    Following the projection up until 2015 which predicted a falling dollar and a US recession in an earlier paper, this current document builds on that and projects outcomes for 2020 and assumes a sizable yearly U.S. fiscal stimulus for 2008-2011.
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    China Africa relations

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2008
    This study analyses the extent of China’s trade, foreign investment and aid in Kenya. The specific objectives of this study are to determine the size, composition and significance of Kenya’s exports to China, the composition and significance of imports of Kenya from China, and the composition and significance of Chinese investment in Kenya.

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