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    The double burden of malnutrition: case studies from six developing countries

    Food and Nutrition Division, FAO, 2006
    This Food and Agriculture Organization publication assesses the extent of the "double burden" of malnutrition in six developing countries – China, Egypt, India, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa. The "double burden" of malnutrition refers to under- and over- nutrition occurring simultaneously within a population.
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    The ETI code of labour practice: do workers really benefit?

    Ethical Trading Initiative, UK, 2006
    This report, commissioned by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), aims to assess whether its own private sector code of conduct approach has had demonstrable positive effects for workers.
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    International AIDS assistance: 'new' money?

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2006
    Produced as a background paper to inform the conference, ‘Sustaining U.S.
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    Multicentre study of acute alcohol use and non-fatal injuries: data from the WHO collaborative study on alcohol and injuries

    Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006
    This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), examines the link between drinking alcohol and the risk of non-fatal injury. It draws on data collected from hospital emergency departments in Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden.
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    Agricultural R&D in the developing world: too little, too late?

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006
    Are developing countries are at risk of becoming technological orphans?
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    Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006
    This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.
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    The benefits of working together: small and medium forest enterprises

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Small and medium enterprises account for a huge proportion of the businesses and jobs in the world’s forests. These enterprises can be easy for poor people to set up, but without support, the challenges of being small threaten their survival. The best way forward is usually finding a common cause and working together as an association.
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    Does privatisation of plantations help poor people?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Forest plantations have many benefits. They provide wood and other forest products, contribute to biodiversity, improve landscapes and soils, play an important role in absorbing carbon and help to maintain water quality. Local and national economies also benefit as plantations provide employment, infrastructure and opportunities for small-scale enterprises.
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    Quick Notes on Gender Dimensions of Private Sector Development and Gender Entrepreneurship Markets

    EdInvest, International Finance Corporation, 2004
    Entrepreneurial women have engaged with private markets in diverse ways. These Quick Notes outline particular issues faced by women entrepreneurs and include best practice solutions in a range of countries and regions. Success stories from China, Jordan, South Africa, India, Mexico, New Zealand and Nepal highlight diverse ways in which women have engaged in private sector markets.
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    Separating fact from fiction –GM crops in developing countries

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Genetically modified crops have stimulated many debates in recent years and few subjects have divided opinions so greatly. Improvements in crop technology could benefit developing countries greatly, in terms of increased food production and income, but it is in these countries where opposition is strongest. With so many different opinions, how can people decide what information is reliable?

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