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    Part-time Work in Chile. Is it Precarious Employment - Reflections from a Gender Perspective

    United Nations, 2000
    Changes in labour market structure as a result of economic globalisation have resulted in new ?non-standard? forms of labour which are often associated with low-quality or precarious employment. This study considers a particular example of non-standard employment - part-time work in the context of Chile.
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    Microfinance: sustainable tool for urban poverty alleviation: policy recommendations, research agenda and investigation into national and donor stakeholder activity

    Social Enterprise Associates, 2006
    This paper critically analyses the topic of microfinance as a tool for alleviating poverty. Using Latin America as a case study, the paper examines the sustainability of micro credit, and the role that government actors have in this sector.
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    Adapting to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    For many years, scientists have been predicting the impact of climate change. In Latin America and the Caribbean, predictions range from water shortages to an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events. The effects of climate change could significantly reduce the ability of ecosystems to operate properly, threatening development projects throughout the region.
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    The Chilean pension reform turns 25: lessons from the Social Protection Survey

    Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
    In 1980, Chile dramatically reformed its retirement system, replacing what was an old insolvent PAYGO programme with a new structure (AFP System) that relies heavily on funded defined contribution individual accounts. In addition, eligibility and benefit requirements were standardised, and a safety net for old-age poverty was strengthened.
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    Poverty among women in Latin America: feminisation or over-representation?

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
    The concept of the feminisation of poverty (the extent and multi-faceted impacts of poverty on women) has become widely accepted among women's advocates. This paper questions the usefulness of resources invested in policies based on this concept.The prime objective of the paper is to investigate the occurrence of this feminisation.
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    Reforming water policies in Latin America: some lessons from Chile and Ecuador

    International Policy Network, 2006
    This chapter contrasts water policies in Ecuador with those in Chile. The paper argues that following the introduction of a property-rights-based water system, Chile has achieved nearly universal access to water for both urban and rural users, including the poor.
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    NAMA state of play: countries negotiation positions

    South Centre, 2006
    This note presents, in a schematic form, the negotiating positions of selected WTO Members or Groups of Members, with particular focus on Non- Agricultural Market Access (NAMA). The Members or Groups of Members selcted are:United StatesEuropean CommissionJapan, NorwayKoreaCanada, N.
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    Corporate governance: observance of standards and codes

    World Bank, 2006
    As part of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) programme by the World Bank and IMF, this internet resource brings together country by country implementation assessments. The goal of the ROSC initiative is to identify weaknesses that may contribute to a country’s economic and financial vulnerability.
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    Time to tackle corruption in education

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In some developing countries massive amounts of funds transferred from ministries of education to schools are leaked. Bribes and payoffs in teacher recruitment and promotion and selling of exam papers can bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help explain low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
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    Of global concern: rural livelihood dynamics and natural resource governance

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2006
    The global challenges of hunger, poverty and disease have led to an increasing focus within global initiatives - policies and strategies - on conditions and developments in rural areas in the South. The aim of this paper is to analyse and understand the rural livelihood dynamics and natural resource governance that are unfolding across continents.

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