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  Globalisation, humanitarianism and the erosion of refugee protection

  Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 2000

  The paper analyses the relationship between globalisation and humanitarianism, and examines what the implications are for refugee protection.
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  Labor standards and the Free Trade Area of the Americas

  Institute for International Economics, USA, 2003

  The real debate over labour standards is how and with what urgency to promote the core labour standards. In this debate the questions include a) whether universal means uniform and what that implies for development, and b) whether implementation and enforcement of global labour standards should be explicitly linked to trade agreements.
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  Experience from Bangladesh with ethical trading initiatives

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003

  Codes of conduct are often imposed upon producers supplying Northern markets with the aim of improving working conditions in factories in the South.
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  Globalizing embedded liberalism: some lessons for the WTO's 'development' round from the New International Economic Order (NIEO)

  Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, 2003

  Over the past four decades, efforts have been made at the United Nations to overcome the asymmetrical structure of world trade and distribute the benefits from participation in the trading system more equally.
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  PPM DOTS in Indonesia: a strategy for action

  Stop TB Partnership, 2003

  The two main objectives of this mission were to undertake an initial assessment of ongoing activities with regard to involvement of private health sector in DOTS implementation the country, and to help develop a strategy for incremental involvement of the private sector in DOTS implementation.Findings for the private sector and Gerdunas:doctors’ salaries in the public health sector in I
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  The mining industry and sustainability: bringing the two together

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  Is it possible to persuade mining companies to invest in sustainable development? Are existing voluntary initiatives having an impact on this aim? What are the key drivers for sustainable development in the mining industry? Could an international certification scheme draw industry, governments and civil society stakeholders together around an agreed definition of best practice?
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  Reconstructing Iraq: a guide to the issues

  Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2003

  The military victory in Iraq has given rise to the challenge of rebuilding the country and delivering on President Bush’s promise of a free and democratic future for the Iraqi people. Yet post-war reconstruction and transition to self-governance are complex and extremely difficult challenges, and the case of Iraq poses unique problems.
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  Private sector intervention case example: building an HIV/AIDS workplace programme that addresses BMW South Africa’s specific context

  World Economic Forum, 2003

  This paper describes the policy and practical details of BMW South Africas’ HIV/AIDS policy.
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  Developing countries and the tourist industry in the Internet age: the case of Namibia

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003

  UNCTAD claims that the development of tourism may be one of the most valuable avenues for reducing the marginalisation of least developed countries (LDCs) in the global economy and that the use of internet technology and e-commerce represents a further opportunity for developing countries to improve their economic position relative to the developed world. Through a case study of the Namibian to
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  Private sector participation in child health: a review of World Bank projects, 1993-2002

  World Bank, 2003

  Based on the assumption that the private sector significantly influences child health and nutrition outcomes through both service provision and supply of health related goods, this paper analyses World Bank projects in Health, Nutrition and Population between fiscal years 1993-2002.

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