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    The Americas social security report 2007

    Conferencia Interamericana de Seguridad Social / Inter-American Conference on Social Security, Mexico, 2006
    Processes associated with globalisation have lead to a range of new challenges relating to social protection throughout the Americas.
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    Economic and social rights in Afghanistan II: August 2007

    United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2007
    The Government of Afghanistan is failing to fulfil the core economic and social rights of the Afghan people, according to this new report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). The report is the second of its kind by AIHRC and the UNHCR and is based on the 2006 human rights field monitoring activity conducted between January and December 2006.
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    The micro-dynamics of welfare state retrenchment and the implications for citizenship in Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    In Africa, neoliberal reform has represented a major reduction in spending on the public provision of health and education services. This paper investigates two key questions through an examination of the micro-effects of the macro-policies associated with the current era of globalisation.
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    The progress of school education in India

    ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2007
    India’s recent economic growth rates have generated much optimism about its general social and economic development. But has there been accompanying progress in indicators of educational outcomes? How good are Indian educational achievements in relation to China’s, the country with which it is increasingly compared?
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    GATS and higher education: the need for regulatory bodies

    International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2007
    This paper analyses the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on education systems in developing countries such as Vietnam. It discusses mechanisms for regulating cross-border trade in higher education.
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    Utility regulation: residential demand for water

    Business Administration Department, Sambalpur University, 2007
    Water utilities are under significant financial pressure as a result of increasing urbanization, deteriorating infrastructure, and increasingly stringent drinking water-quality regulations. In addition, recurring droughts and the difficulty of developing new sources of supply indicate that water is becoming scarce.
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    Does the IMF constrain health spending in poor countries? Evidence and an agenda for action

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    This paper reports on an investigation into whether the IMF constrains health spending in poor countries. With a focus on developing a framework of lessons and recommendations, it draws upon a range of background papers on different aspects of IMF programmes, including detailed case studies for Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia.
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    Driving the bus: the journey of national education coalitions

    Commonwealth Education Fund, 2007
    What is the meaning and role of coalitions? What are the origins and stimuli for coalition building? What is happening within a coalition?What might not be working well and how might this be corrected? This toolkit provides evidence-based possible answers to these questions, using examples of coalitions examined during a 17-country research project in Africa, Asia and the UK.
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    Demand-side financing in education

    International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2007
    In an attempt to improve the delivery of basic services and the equity with which public funds are disbursed, some governments are experimenting with new ways of channelling public funds. One such mechanism is demand-side financing, whereby public funds are channelled directly to individuals or to institutions based on the characteristics of users (eg. income).
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    Enhancing accountability in schools

    Education Section, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2007
    This note on education examines one initiative governments in developing countries have taken in response to the challenge of getting and keeping more children enrolled in school, while simultaneously ensuring that learning outcomes improve: the introduction of policies that emphasise choice, managerial autonomy and accountability for result.

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