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    Determinants and implications of the growing scale of livestock farms in four fast-growing developing countries

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
    Livestock are among the few commodities that smallholder farmers widely produce that are growing rapidly in demand, and thus the interest for poverty alleviation is strong.
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    Corruption - a glossary of international criminal standards

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006
    This glossary to provides clarity on the standards set by three major international anti-corruption conventions: OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption; and the United Nation’s Convention against Corruption.
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    The climate regime beyond 2012: reconciling Asian developmental priorities and global climate interests

    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
    With a view to fostering constructive thinking and consensus-building on ways to strengthen the current climate regime, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has been organising a series of national, sub-regional and region-wide consultations since 2005.
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    China and the future of the developing world: the coming global-Asian era and its consequences

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
    China is beginning to reshape the world, presaging a new phase of globalisation: a ‘global-Asian era’. This new era is likely to be distinct from any of the earlier phases of globalisation and China’s global footprint, in terms of its business, economic and political actions and their geopolitical implications, is likely to be markedly different from what has gone before.
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    Saudi Companies in the 21st Century

    2007
    This study assesses the relationship between business and society in Saudi Arabia within the context of Corporate Social Responsibility (CR). It highlights some of the key challenges and ways forward for corporates in Saudi Arabia and for business to be an effective driver for the long-term sustainable development of the Kingdom.
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    India’s engagement with the African Indian Ocean rim states

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008
    Despite viewing the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) as its backyard, India has historically shown limited engagement in the region as it:
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    Trade and economic arrangements between India and South East Asia in the context of regional construction and globalisation

    Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, 2007
    This paper focuses on the trade and economic arrangements between India and South East Asia (SEA) region in the context of globalisation. It argues that the association between India and South-East Asia, in particular ASEAN and its member-States reflects the overall tendencies of the emerging regional infrastructure of East Asia.
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    New partnerships: how business can contribute to development in difficult local environments

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
    This paper debates the issues around business contribution to development. It is derived from the proceedings of a conference organised by the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and IFOK GmbH.
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    Minority politics in ethnofederal States: cooperation, autonomy or secession?

    Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, 2007
    This paper compares minority politics in Georgia, Russia and Serbia-Montenegro from 1989-2003 in order to answer a fundamental question about minority politics within multinational states. Why do minority leaders vary – within country, over time and across country – in what they demand for their regions from their central governments? It compares three types of minority demands:
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    China and India - the 'emerging giants' - and Africa: a note

    Eldis Trade Policy Resource Guide, 2006
    This note sums up the growth experience of China and India and their relationship with each other. It then explores how the triangular relationship between China, India and Africa could stimulate African development through: an increasing demand for commodities stimulating African exports investment and foreign aid

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