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Globalisation and Equity in Latin America
Global Development Network, 2003What is the impact of economic globalisation on social, cultural, political and environmental equity?DocumentDeterminants of Growth in Arab Countries
Global Development Network, 2000Why has growth performance of the Arab region been disappointing and mixed relative to other developing countries over the last fifteen years? This paper attempts to use the broader framework provided by recent empirical growth literature to measure the relative contribution of the main sources of growth in the Arab countries.DocumentEconomic Growth In Latin America: Sources And Prospects
Global Development Network, 1999Is it misleading to attribute growth to productivity and investment? This paper examines past evolution of growth using a comparative perspective and searches for an explanation for its poor performance in Latin America.DocumentGrowth In Transition: What We Know, What We Don't, and What We Should.
Global Development Network, 2000The objective of this paper is to summarize existing knowledge on the growth performance of Central and Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries, after 1989. It provides a descriptive analysis of regional growth performance vis-à-vis countries at similar levels of development, including a discussion of the available growth accounting results.DocumentUnderstanding economic growth in specific contexts: an overview of the first phase of the Global Research Project "Explaining Growth"
Global Development Network, 2003What was the rational, method and results of GDN's Global Research Project "Explaining Growth"?DocumentSocial impact of international trade and multinational corporations activities on the people of the Niger Delta of Nigeria: a comparative analysis by gender, generation and socio-cultural differences
Global Development Network, 2002For nearly three decades, petroleum production and consumption has probably brought out both the best and worst of modern civilization in Nigeria.DocumentProtecting health and the environment in third world cities: lessons learned from best practices in community-based municipal solid waste management
Global Development Network, 2000Municipal Solid waste management (MSWM) constitutes a serious problem in many Third World cities as most do not collect the totality of wastes generated, and of the wastes collected, only a fraction receives proper disposal. So are the efforts being made by development agencies an effort in the right direction?DocumentPolicies of Globalization and Equity in Post-Soviet Russia
Global Development Network, 2003Globalisation has had a particularly profound impact on Russia, but what has its impact been on issues of equity? The paper describes the globalization and equity debate in Russian politics and political science. Russians and Russian-speaking post- Soviet citizens see equity as a broader concept then justice.DocumentSectoral trends [in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships]: a survey
International Labour Organization, 2003The objective of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of major issues in sectoral and intersectoral trends in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships, as well as basic workers’ rights.The survey includes three main themes: the sectoral distribution of economic activity and how these trends are affecting the organization of work.DocumentGlobalization and the informal economy: how global trade and investment impact on the working poor
International Labour Organization, 2002This paper seeks to pull together existing empirical evidence on globalisation and the informal economy with a special emphasis on women workers and producers. It shows how globalisation tends to lead to shifts from secure to insecure forms of employment and to more precarious forms of self - employment.Pages