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  Water without frontiers: improved management of transboundary water resources

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Over 40 per cent of the world’s population share water basins and aquifers (a rock-based source of groundwater) with neighbouring states. Can the management of transboundary water resources foster poverty reduction, sustainable environmental protection and political stability? Has the international community a role to play as a third party mediator between wary states?
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  From populist democracy to rule-based regulation: regulatory regimes in Brazil

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Brazil’s state monopolies are giving way to private service providers which are regulated by newly-formed autonomous regulatory agencies. Is Brazil meeting the challenges of regulatory good governance? Are regulators delivering cost efficiency, product variety, innovation and reduced prices for consumers? How does Brazil’s recent regulatory performance measure up against that of other states?
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  Distinguishing rhetoric from reality: the search for common ground in water and sanitation

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  As water becomes increasingly scarce, should we focus on controlling demand or augmenting supply? Can the split between public and private management of water be resolved? Should water be reserved for food production or can food security be guaranteed through trade? How should developing countries adjust their economies in response to water stress?
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  The commodification of water: leaving us high and dry?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Who owns water? Should anybody own it? Is water a human need or a human right? As the world’s water crisis worsens, can private sector management come to the rescue – or is fresh water in danger of becoming big business and a preserve of the wealthy?
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  Significance of rural non farm sector in enterprise development

  Eldis Document Store, 2001

  This paper argues that the Indian government could be more actively involved in creating the necessary environment for effective public-private partnerships.
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  Review of 2004 World Development Report

  Citizens Network on Essential Services, USA, 2003

  This paper from the Citizens’ Network on Essential Services offers a critique of the World Bank's World Development Report 2004 entitled "Making services work for poor people".Some of the key points explored are as follows:The paper rejects what it sees as an attempt to justify the replacement of government service provision on the grounds that governments should not both regulate and
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  Sustainable telecenters: a guide for government policy

  Public Policy for the Private Sector [World Bank], 2003

  This Note proposes a guide for government policy on telecentres conceived as private businesses, though with development functions, that are commercially sustainable beyond initial public support.The Note argues that telecentres should be run as businesses, which places the main responsibility squarely on the private sector.
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  Assessment of investment climate in Georgia

  Local Government Information Center, Georgia, 2003

  There is no need to explain the importance of investment for national economies. Investment, along with consumption and savings, plays a central role in a country’s economic performance. However, Georgia lacks the necessary investment resources required for development, and so, foreign investments are considered crucial for economic development and growth.
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  Explaining growth country report: Romania (1990-2000)

  Initiatives for Democracy in Eastern Europe, Bucharest, Romania, 2001

  This paper attempts to explain the development and growth of the Romanian economy both during the transitional period following the fall of the communist regime in 1989 and within a broader historical context.The post-war period is first analysed, followed by the intensive development of the later communist period, in order to identify the main inherited features that had to be taken into accou
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  The information revolution and globalization: seizing new opportunities for youth employment

  Youth Employment Summit, 2002

  This paper is about how to harness IT to foster youth employment or livelihood opportunities in developing countries.

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