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  International AIDS assistance: 'new' money?

  Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2006

  Produced as a background paper to inform the conference, ‘Sustaining U.S.
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  Multicentre study of acute alcohol use and non-fatal injuries: data from the WHO collaborative study on alcohol and injuries

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006

  This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), examines the link between drinking alcohol and the risk of non-fatal injury. It draws on data collected from hospital emergency departments in Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden.
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  Agricultural R&D in the developing world: too little, too late?

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006

  Are developing countries are at risk of becoming technological orphans?
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  A possible SACU/China free trade agreement (FTA): implications for the South African manufacturing sector

  Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2006

  The South Africa Customs Union (SACU) and China are considering entering into a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The objective of this paper is to analyse the possible implications of this FTA for South Africa.
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  Poverty and inequality in middle-income countries: a neglected development issue

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  International attention to poverty reduction tends to focus on low income and least developed countries, where poverty is severe and widespread. However, many middle-income countries with large populations have such high levels of inequality that they also contain a significant proportion of the world’s poorest people.
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  South African merchandise trade with China

  Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2006

  This paper assesses the trading relationship between South Africa and China.
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  Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy

  Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006

  This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.
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  Dangling by a thread: how sharp are the Chinese scissors?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This report examines the impact that China’s booming export industry is having on the textile and furniture exports and jobs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report finds that:China’s economic expansion has significant implications for SSA industry and growth by indirectly excluding outward-oriented SSA producers from global markets, and directly it squeezes locally-focused producers
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  The benefits of working together: small and medium forest enterprises

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Small and medium enterprises account for a huge proportion of the businesses and jobs in the world’s forests. These enterprises can be easy for poor people to set up, but without support, the challenges of being small threaten their survival. The best way forward is usually finding a common cause and working together as an association.
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  Does privatisation of plantations help poor people?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Forest plantations have many benefits. They provide wood and other forest products, contribute to biodiversity, improve landscapes and soils, play an important role in absorbing carbon and help to maintain water quality. Local and national economies also benefit as plantations provide employment, infrastructure and opportunities for small-scale enterprises.

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