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Road development, economic growth and poverty reduction in China
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005This study evaluates the contribution of roads to economic growth and poverty reduction in China.DocumentCuba's economic future: the search for models
Canadian Foundation for the Americas, 2005This paper considers the inevitable shift of Cuba from a Marxist to a market-oriented economy.DocumentDomestic money transfer services for migrant workers in China
Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2005This document is the executive summary of a study which aims to understand the demand for and supply of the remittance services for migrant workers in China in order to recommend ways to improve the remittance services, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the improvement of the income and welfare of migrant workers and their families and to promote the overall income growth and equity in ChiDocumentDemographic dividend and prospects for economic development in China
United Nations Population Division, 2005This report evaluates the impact of changes in the Chinese population age structures on its economy, both in the past two decades and in the near future.Demographically, China has transformed itself from a demographic transitional society, where reductions in mortality led to rapid population growth and subsequent reductions in fertility led to a slower population growth, to a post-transitionalDocumentThe vulnerability related with AIDS in China
Eldis HIV and AIDS Resource Guide, 2005This short note, prepared for a UNAIDS workshop on Vulnerability and AIDS, describes experiences of vulnerability in relation to HIV and AIDS in China. The author describes: experiences of contracting HIV through blood transfusion in China; risk taking behaviour as a means to escape poverty; and how HIV infection can be a result of health systems failure.DocumentEnvironmental goods and services: a synthesis of country studies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2005This study presents a synthesis of 17 country studies on environmental goods and services (EG&S). The countries examined are Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Thailand and Vietnam.DocumentAsian perspectives on climate regime beyond 2012: concerns, interests and priorities
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2005This publication details a series of stakeholder consultations focussing on the post-Kyoto climate regime in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam, as well as the broader Asia-Pacific Region. The aim of these surveys was to ascertain the concerns and priorities of various countries in relation to a future climate regime.DocumentFiscal decentralisation and economic growth: a comparative study of China and India
International Studies Programmme, Georgia State University, 2005There are some obvious differences in the political systems of India and China, but there are also similarities in their approaches to decentralisation, such as poor service delivery and the lack of fiscal discipline that threaten the ability of both countries to sustain high rates of economic growth.DocumentChina's ownership transformation: processes, outcomes, prospects
International Finance Corporation, 2005This study sheds new light on the progress that China has made in enterprise restructuring and privatisation, known as Gaizhi, a Chinese term meaning “transforming the system,”. It also focuses on the challenges that enterprises, investors, and governments are facing in the process.DocumentNo soft landing: as China opens its markets, US subsidies are making life hard for cotton farmers
Oxfam, 2005This paper examines the dynamics of the world cotton market and highlights imbalances which have been detrimental for Chinese cotton farmers.Pages