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  Turkey: toward EU accession

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2002

  This paper examines selected aspects of Turkish accession to the European Union (EU), and its effects on Turkey and on the EU. The paper also discusses the trade aspects of Turkey-EU relations. The paper notes that joining the EU will require that Turkey attains macroeconomic stability, adopts the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and liberalizes its services and network industries.
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  Small arms survey 2003: development denied

  Small Arms Survey, 2003

  This report is the third annual report on the global production, use and control of small arms. This edition documents evidence that small arms availability and misuse can undermine development. It features chapters on production, stockpiles, transfers, and weapons collection, providing comparative data for a range of regions and countries.
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  Fewer blanks: global firearm stockpiles

  Small Arms Survey, 2003

  This paper is the second chapter of the Small Arms Survey Yearbook, 'Small Arms Survey 2003: development denied'. It provides information on the global prevalence and trade in small arms to present a picture of global trends and influences.
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  Issues of economic reconstruction of iraq: the larger view

  Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2003

  The paper analyses the basic economic indicators in Iraq as well as the recovery and rehabilitation program in Iraq.
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  More than Victims: The Role of Women in Conflict Prevention

  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2002

  Report on a conference on women’s experiences as not merely victims of conflict, but also as fighters, peace-builders, survivors and protectors. The report summarises the panel presentations and subsequent discussions.
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  Institutional reform and efficiency of the budget process: a case study of Morocco

  Faculté des Sciences Juridiques Economiques et Sociales, University Mohamed V, Morroco, 2001

  How did Morocco reduce the high budget deficit of the 1980s and bring it under control in the 1990s? This paper evaluates Morocco's ability to maintain control of the budget deficit. The paper discusses how the budget is designed and applied and analyses the role of specific institutions and of existing rules and procedures in the budget process.
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  Winning the Peace conference report: women’s role in post-conflict Iraq

  Women Waging Peace, Cambridge and Washington, 2003

  This is a report from a forum on the crucial role women can – and should – play in Iraqi reconstruction held in April 2003 in Washington D.C.
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  Doing nothing for Ethiopia: a briefing on Ethiopia’s debt

  Jubilee Research, 2004

  This briefing assesses the current state of debt forgiveness in Ethiopia, and in particular the proposed ‘topping up’ of Ethiopia’s debt forgiveness agreed by the World Bank and IMF in late 2003.The paper compares the approaches of creditors to Ethiopia and Iraq and argues that the delay and possible future blocking of additional relief to Ethipia represents a ‘double standards’ approach by Wes
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  The dynamics of entry and exit in Turkish manufacturing industry

  Economic Research Center, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2002

  Why do firms enter an industry? Why do some firms survive in an industry while others decline? Entry and exit are crucial elements of market selection process, and play an important role in the restructuring, adaptation and evolution of an industry. This paper analyses the entry and exit dynamics of Turkish manufacturing industry for the period 1981-1997.
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  Child labour and access to basic services: evidence from five countries

  Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) Programme, 2004

  Analyses of the determinants of child labour have largely neglected the role of access to basic services. The availability of these services can affect the value of children’s time and, concomitantly, household decisions concerning how this time is allocated between school and work.

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