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    Using microfinance to prevent debt bondage

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Bonded labour is a major human rights challenge in South-East Asia. Millions of poor people are forced to work for little or no wage, as they struggle in vain to repay loans from their employers. The provision of microfinance is emerging as a key strategy, given that bondage generally results from the need for credit.
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    Helping children survive: assessing health prevention coverage

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In most low-income countries various health interventions are put into action simultaneously with the aim of improving children’s survival rates. However, these interventions do not tend to reach all children and the number of interventions per child is often not adequate.
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    Rural–urban marketing linkages: an infrastructure identification and survey guide

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
    Food supply and distribution systems in most developing countries are undergoing major changes following rapid urban population growth. This guide offers a simple planning methodology and framework to assist policy makers, non-government organisations and farmer groups to respond to these changes and ensure that rural producers have better access to markets for their products.
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    Social protection index to help improve poverty reduction programmes

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Policymakers and donors are increasingly viewing social protection as an important tool for poverty reduction to achieve the Millennium Goals by 2015.  However, the discussion so far has focused on definitions and objectives of social protection. Very little information is available on the quantitative aspects beyond broad estimates of its costs.
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    Time to tackle corruption in education

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In some developing countries massive amounts of funds transferred from ministries of education to schools are leaked. Bribes and payoffs in teacher recruitment and promotion and selling of exam papers can bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help explain low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
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    South Asian positions in the WTO Doha Round: in search of a true development agenda

    Consumer Unity and Trust Society, India, 2005
    Bringing together contributions of five research organisations in five developing countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – this book highlights the concerns of South Asian countries regarding the WTO Doha Round, and provides information and analysis on the main agenda items facing developing countries in future negotiates on the WTO.Chapters of the book include:"Ag
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    Future policy choices for the education sector in Asia

    Asia 2015 Conference: Promoting Growth, Ending Poverty, 2006
    Although considerable progress has been made in recent years towards educational goals in Asia, much remains to be achieved.
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    Indigenous and tribal peoples: an ethnic audit of selected poverty reduction strategy papers

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    Indigenous and tribal peoples represent about 5 per cent of the world's population, but over 15 per cent of the world's poor. The incidence of extreme poverty is higher among them than among other social groups and they generally benefit much less than others from overall declines in poverty.
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    Tracking resource and policy impact: incorporating millennium development goals and indicators and poverty reduction strategy paper monitoring across sectors

    Statistics Norway, 2004
    The main aim of this report is to show how a statistical system for tracking resource and policy impact could be designed and implemented.
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    South Asian Yearbook of Trade & Development

    Centre for Trade and Development, 2005
    This publication is a comprehensive collection of twelve research papers on trade- related topics relevant to the development concerns of South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka).

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