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    WFP policy on donations of foods derived from biotechnology (GM/biotech foods)

    United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2002
    This paper, presented to the WFP Executive Board for consideration, outlines the WFP policy on donations of foods derived from biotechnology, summarises lessons learned from the Southern Africa emergency and outlines follow-up measures.The WFP policy that has been in effect with regard to all donations of foods is summarised as follows:WFP distributes only foods that meet the food safet
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    Utstein Partners' anti-corruption strategies: comparative analysis

    U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2002
    This presentation of the Utstein anti-corruption policies is based on a study of available documentation, and seeks to present policies and strategies in a comparative framework. The presentation, however, does not review progress in terms of the contribution that the respective strategies have made to actually reduce corruption.
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    Fix it or scrap it: reforming European foreign aid

    Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, 2002
    Agues that within the proposals for EU external relations reforms, the need to focus on reforms for EC aid has been largely neglected.
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    Halving poverty by doubling aid: how well founded is the optimism of the World Bank?

    Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2002
    This report constitutes a challenge to the effectiveness of the World Bank's strategy of concentrating, and thereby increasing, aid on countries with 'good' policies.The arguments used against the World Bank policy include:an analysis of the inconsistent relationship between economic growth and levels of aid delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and South Asia, raises considerabl
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    Pooling of technical assistance in Mozambique: innovative practices and challenges

    European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2002
    This case study explores the many arrangements that have been set up to pool external funds for technical assistance (TA) in Mozambique.
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    Cornering the market: the World Bank and trade capacity building

    Bretton Woods Project, 2002
    The World Bank is rapidly increasing the amount of resources it dedicates trade-related capacity building (TRCB) in response to both the backlash against it’s more traditional methods of influencing trade policy and as part of its re-positioning as a provider of development knowledge (the 'Knowledge Bank').
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    The least developed countries and world trade

    SIDA Studies, 2001
    This study interlinks the internal and external factors that affect LDCs' opportunities to participate in world trade. An account is given of the marginal role of LDCs in the World Trade Organisation, and in the global regulatory framework.
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    Special allocation for poverty relief infrastructure investment and Job summit projects: an overview

    Project Literacy, 2001
    This paper is a review of the special poverty allocation mechanism that was introduced in South Africa in the wake of the structural adjustment programmes. It sheds light on the problems faced by departments in the delivery of services to the poor, which are seen to be similar across various government departments.
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    Sustainable development strategies: a resource book

    National Strategies for Sustainable Development, 2002
    This resource book provides guidance on how to develop, implement and assess national sustainable development strategies (NSDSs). It is based on an analysis of past and current practice, in both developed and developing countries, to undertake comprehensive approaches to sustainable development.The book offers background on the rationale for strategies for sustainable development.
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    Human rights approach to poverty reduction strategies: draft guidelines

    United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, 2002
    The paper outlines a set of guidelines produced by the United Nations in collaboration with several organisations for the implementation of a human rights-based approach to poverty reduction strategies The document was compiled by three experts commissioned by the UN, professors Paul Hunt, Manfred Nowak and Siddiq Osmani.

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