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Freshwater and poverty reduction: serving people, saving nature - an economic analysis of the livelihood impacts of freshwater conservation initiatives
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005Using four case studies, this report analyses how better management of freshwater resources contributes to the improvement of livelihoods of poor local communities.DocumentHealth reform in China: an analysis of rural health care delivery
School of Economics, University of New England, Australia, 2003This working paper, published by the University of New England, examines the changes in rural health care in China which have accompanied the country’s economic reforms. It focuses on the implementation of pilot projects for the new cooperative medical care system (CMS) initiated by the Chinese government in 2002.DocumentA strange illness: issues and research by children affected by HIV/AIDS in central China
Save the Children Fund, 2005Caused by unsafe practices in the sale of blood, HIV/AIDS has affected a large number of children in central China.DocumentWhat has been achieved, what have been the constraints and what are the future priorities for pharmaceutical product-related R&D relevant to the reproductive health needs of developing countries?
Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, 2005This paper examines the role of public and private sectors in the development of contraception and other pharmaceutical products. It also explores the obstacles to availability of these products in developing countries, as well as further research needs.DocumentAchieving stability in heterogeneous societies: multi-jurisdictional structures and redistribution policies
Economic Education and Research Consortium,, Russian Federation, 2005The paper explores the ways of achieving and supporting stability in multinational, heterogeneous societies. In many social, political and economic situations individuals form groups rather than operate on their own.DocumentFrom plan to market in the health sector?: China’s experience
Department of Economics, Tufts University, USA, 2005This working paper, published by Tufts University, examines the factors underlying China’s uneven health sector performance. It notes that, when China began its economic reforms in the 1980s, its population health status was high compared to other countries at the same income level.DocumentEconomic reform and higher education in China
Center for International and Development Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003Higher education and economic reform are two dynamic forces that affect the development of each other. This paper examines the impact that China's rapid economic growth since the 1980s has had on the higher education sector.DocumentEducation reforms in East Asia: policy, process and impact
Education Section, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2005This paper reviews the experiences of East Asian countries in decentralising their education systems. It aims to provide an understanding of the challenges of designing reforms, distilling lessons on implementation and examining the impact on educational development.DocumentBeyond the Strai(gh)ts: Transnationalism and Queer Chinese Politics
Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2005The April 2005 conference - 'Beyond the Strai(gh)ts: Transnationalism and Queer Chinese Politics' - forms an interesting case study of transnational organising around gender and sexuality, hosted by the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley.DocumentGender and Internal Migration - Considerations and Challenges (presentation for Regional Conference on Migration and Development in Asia)
International Organization for Migration, 2005Internal migration far exceeds cross-border migration, both in China and globally. There is both legally authorised and irregular migration internally as well as internationally.Pages