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    Distribution services: India and the GATS 2000 Negotiations

    Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2002
    This study examines India’s opportunities and constraints to trade in distribution services in the context of the ongoing GATS (General Agreement on trade in Services) 2000 negotiations.India is a small player in the global market for distribution services.
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    Global accountability report

    One World Trust, 2003
    Report compares the accountability of Inter-governmental Organisations (IGOs), Trans-national Corporations (TNCs) and International NGOs, assessing eighteen of the world’s most powerful organisations.
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    Rice trade liberalisation and poverty

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    This paper explores the important link between rice trade liberalisation and poverty, seeking specifically to respond to two questions: What would be the effect of freer trade in rice on trade flow patterns? How will rice trade liberalisation and consequent rice price equalisation across countries influence the prevalence of poverty in the poorer economies?
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    Journeys of jeopardy: a commentary on current research on trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation within Europe

    International Organization for Migration, 2002
    The aim of this review is to summarize what is already known about child trafficking in Europe, to organize the material into key themes, to critically assess the knowledge base and to identify gaps and future challenges.To date, the emphasis in research on trafficking for sexual exploitation has been on:estimating the scale of the problemmapping routes and relationships between cou
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    East Africa's industrial development in the context of globalisation

    Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 2002
    How can East African economies tap into the emerging opportunities of globalisation through trade, information and knowledge, technology and investments in order to give impetus to their industrial transformation? The performance of East Africa’s industrial sector both in terms of growth and structural change has been poor relative to other regions.
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    To what extent is East Africa globalised?

    Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania, 2002
    Using an indicator based on data on African trade as a percentage of world trade, it has been argued that Africa is marginalised in global trade, with the proportion of Africa’s exports and imports in world trade marginal and declining over time.The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the extent of marginalisation by using a new index.
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    Export horticulture and poverty in Kenya

    Gapresearch.org, IDS, 2002
    This paper analyses the link between export horticulture and poverty reduction in Kenya in an attempt to understand whether the promotion of export horticulture is an appropriate strategy for achieving pro-poor growth.The paper reports the results of a household survey in Kenya undertaken explicitly to compare the incomes of households involved in export horticulture with those which are not.
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    Foreign direct investment in Southern Africa: determinants, characteristics and implications for economic growth and poverty alleviation

    Gapresearch.org, IDS, 2002
    This paper presents the findings of a study analyzing the major factors determining the form and volume of private foreign direct investment in Southern Africa. This study aims to ascertain (i) what are the primary motivations for investment in Southern Africa and (ii) whether the form of new foreign investment influences its developmental effects.
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    Improving global economic governance

    South Centre, 2002
    Global economic governance refers to the institutions, norms, practises and decision-making processes from which rules, guidelines, standards, and codes arise in order to manage the global economy.
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    Incentives for foreign direct investments: the case of SADC in the 1990s

    Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit, 2002
    What are the incentives for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Southern Africa? In the developing world, the policy of attracting FDI as a substitute for the perceived lack of domestic capital and savings has become a panacea for economic growth and economic development. The returns from FDI are estimated to be higher in Africa than in any other developing area.

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