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    Protected areas, wildlife conservation and local welfare

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2005
    This paper adds to the debate on the successfulness (or failure) of the establishment and expansion of protected wildlife areas in Africa. The author contributes to this debate by presenting a bio-economic analysis of protected area expansion.The model considers a hunter-agrarian community located on the border of a protected area.
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    Gender and development: a review of evaluation reports 1997-2004

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2005
    This report presents the outcome of a review of the gender perspectives in 63 evaluation reports produced during the years 1997-2004.
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    Contributing to the scientific literature: citation analysis of CIFOR publications

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2005
    This paper documents a citation-counting exercise, listing the amount of times that CIFOR work was referenced in journal articles. The study examined a total of 1437 publications over the period from 1993 to mid-2004.The main findings are:of the 1437 publications, 24% have been cited.
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    Assessment, Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF)

    Scanteam, 2005
    This document reports on the review carried out of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) during January-February 2005.
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    Running into dead ends: challenges in researching the Three Gorges Dam

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2005
    This paper considers the development and resettlement issues surrounding the Three Gorges Dam in China.
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    The Norwegian import regime for agriculture

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
    Norway maintains one of the highest levels of protection for agriculture in the OECD, but the tariff structure is not very transparent due to the extensive use of specific tariffs, or tariffs expressed in Norwegian kroner per kilogram.
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    Geography, strategic ambition, and the duration of civil conflict

    Centre for the Study of Civil War, 2005
    This paper assesses how geography and strategic ambition of a rebel group affect the duration of civil conflict. The strategic ambitions of the rebel group will determine whether the conflict is focused on territorial secession or conquest of the government. These goals, in turn, affect where and how the war is fought.
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    Internal displacement in Nigeria: a hidden crisis

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2005
    With a history of ethno-religious conflict in Nigeria, the past year has witnessed an alarming upsurge in the level of violence and its impact on civilians.
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    Humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan, 2001-05: from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005
    This report, initiated by The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida), the Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI), the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), presents the findings of an Evaluation of their assistance to Afghanistan over 2001-early 2005.Main recomme
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    Corruption in China and Russia compared: different legacies of central planning

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2005
    During the transition from centrally planned economies to market based capitalism, corruption was perceived to increase in both China and the area of the former Soviet Union (FSUA). During this time China experienced rapid growth while most countries in FSUA were in economic decline.

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