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    Cancelling the caps: Why the EFA movement must confront wage bill caps now

    ActionAid International, 2006
    IMF loan criteria are currently threatening the achievement of Education for All, this paper contends. While EFA and MDG initiatives have resulted in a rapid expansion of the numbers of children in education, agreements between 18 developing countries and the IMF that cap the public sector wage bill are preventing the recruitment of new teachers.
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    Improving diabetes care in sub-Saharan Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The rise in type 2 diabetes is a worldwide epidemic. In sub-Saharan Africa, where diabetes competes with communicable diseases for scarce financial and staff resources, the effects are potentially disastrous. People in this region with type 1 diabetes have a very short life expectancy. What is needed to address the pending crisis?
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    Political parties in Africa: challenges for sustained multiparty democracy

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
    This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties.
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    Will pastoral legislation disempower pastoralists in the Sahel?

    International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2006
    Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso have all passed specific legislation in support of pastoralism.
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    Encouraging small-scale water providers: lessons from West Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Access to water in urban Africa is made difficult by high connection charges and tariffs, high technology standards, and uncoordinated and exclusive decision-making. Multi-sector partnerships between public, private, civil society and donor organisations could lead to greater access, efficiency and accountability. Independent operators (IOs) need more encouragement.
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    Hidden treasure?: in search of Mali’s gold-mining revenues

    Oxfam America, 2007
    This study provides a picture of how extractive revenues are managed by the Government of Mali.
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    Education and labour market outcomes in Sub-Saharan West Africa

    Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2006
    Does primary education really help to guard against unemployment and poverty? Perhaps not, this paper argues.
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    'Too much care' threatens maternal health

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Whilst the major focus of international advocacy and policy for maternal health is on enabling women to have access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, some women face severe morbidity, even death, from an excess of maternity care.
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    Building capacity in ICT for development networks

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Information networks make important contributions to civil society growth. New information and communication technologies (ICTs) are playing their role in this. Many development agencies are focusing on building the capacity of these networks and best practice needs to be shared.
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    The link between primary education and democracy in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    It is argued that democratically elected governments may have a greater incentive than authoritarian regimes to provide their citizens with primary schooling. It is also argued that democracy may be reinforced by primary education encouraging democratic attitudes. Is there evidence of any truth in these statements in African countries?

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