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  Debating GM crops

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  The debate over genetically-modified (GM) crops is one of the most controversial and fiercely contested of recent times. While media coverage often focuses on disagreements between the US and Europe, perhaps the main battleground today is the developing world.
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  The Chinese biotechnology experience

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  China's experience with biotechnology differs from that of many developing countries. The state has determined the terms and process of engagement with this new technology. Does the Chinese model suggest that alternative pro-poor biotechnology scenarios are possible?
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  GM crops and the politics of international trade

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  National experiences, whether in Africa, Asia or Latin America, must be considered in the wider context of international trade politics. This is highlighted by the ongoing World Trade Organisation dispute between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). This presents many risks and opportunities for developing countries.
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  Bt cotton: benefits for poor farmers?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Can genetically-modified (GM) crops benefit farmers in the developing world? Cotton genetically engineered to contain the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been celebrated as a successful example of GM crops in developing countries. Recent studies looked at experiences in three countries.
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  China in the Mekong River Basin: the regional security implications of resource development on the Lancang Jiang

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2004

  Shared water resources epitomise the dilemmas surrounding common-pool resources, whose use by one party diminishes the potential benefits to others. The Mekong river is just such a critical shared resource between China and five Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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  China-Latin America: solidifying south-south cooperation

  South Centre, 2004

  As part of the South Bulletin, this article offers excerpts of a speech given by China's President President Hu Jintao during a recent visit to Latin America.
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  China migration country study

  Eldis Document Store, 2003

  This paper provides an overview of the causes, impacts and implications of both internal migration within China and international migration from China, drawing on interviews with key researchers and policy advisors; a review of recent literature; and analysis of published and unpublished research data.Its main findings include that: in the late 1990s, China's cities had attracted close
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  Looking beyond averages in the trade and poverty debate

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2004

  Using both a both macro and a micro empirical approach, the paper assesses how much poor people in developing countries gain from trade openness. The macro lens uses cross-country comparisons and aggregate time series data; the micro lens uses household-level data combined with structural modelling of the impacts of specific trade reforms.
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  Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world: third global report

  Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, 2004

  Published by the TB Alliance, this is the third report of the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance. Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) to anti-TB drugs is a man-made problem associated with a variety of factors.
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  Entry modes of foreign direct investment in china: a multinomial logit approach

  Lancaster University Management School, 2004

  Based on transactions cost economics, the study establishes a multinomial logit model in which foreign invested firms are allowed to choose among the four entry modes of FDI in China.

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