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  Thailand’s growth path: from recovery to prosperity

  World Bank, 2006

  Thailand is one of the most successful developing countries. After decades of rapid growth, the economy rebounded quickly from the 1997-98 Asian crisis and is set to continue its expansion into the future. Nevertheless, there are doubts about the resilience of the Thai economy.
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  Evaluating the impacts of competition policy reforms on the efficiency of Philippine commercial banks

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  During the 1980s, the Philippines reformed its financial system in order to improve efficiency and strengthen the safety and soundness of financial institutions. However, the efficiency of the financial and banking system is in doubt: the cost of accessing banking services remains high and a majority of enterprises do not have access to affordable banking services.
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  What happened to child labour in Indonesia during the economic crisis: the trade-off between school and work

  SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia, 2005

  Although lower than other developing countries at a similar stage of development, the problem of child labour in Indonesia is significant. Child labour perpetuates poverty. The link between current child labour and future poverty appears to be a lack of adequate and appropriate education.
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  Partnerships for water and sanitation management in urban Argentina

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  In the 1990s Argentine authorities believed that privatisation would provide adequate water and sanitation services in poor areas. However, provision to sparsely populated areas peripheral to urban settlements proved difficult. It is now clear that extending services requires partnerships between communities, the private sector, regulators and municipal authorities.
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  Health sector reforms and crisis in Argentina

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  During the 1990s, Argentina carried out wide- ranging health sector reforms. In 2001, the country plunged into economic and political turmoil. The capacity of the health sector to withstand this crisis is a useful test of the reforms, with lessons for countries undertaking similar changes.
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  What progress on international financial reform? Why so limited?

  Global Development Network, 2003

  The financial crises in East Asia, Russia and Latin America in recent years have had a dramatic impact on a large number of developing countries. Outflows of capital, disruptions in domestic financial systems and terms of trade deterioration have led to slow or negative GDP growth.
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  Sudden stops, the real exchange rate and fiscal sustainability: Argentina’s lessons

  Center for Economic and Social Policy Research, Uruguay, 2003

  The fall of the Convertibility Program - the currency board regime in Argentina - has been subject of much discussion.
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  International financial system and development: draft resolution

  United Nations General Assembly, 2005

  This UN resolution on the international financial system and architecture starts with the proviso that that the growth of the global economy is likely to decelerate in 2006, with knock-on effects of risks of financial instability and imbalances, especially for developing countries.In light of these potential impacts the resolution advises the following:the need for surveillance, includ
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  Potental economic impact of an avian flu pandemic on Asia

  Asian Development Bank Institute, 2005

  This briefing looks at the possible economic consequences for Asia of a mutation of avian flu leading to human-to-human transmission, using different assumptions about the duration and virulence of the flu pandemic. The analysis looks at a relatively mild outbreak, and focuses on the short-run impact of a pandemic on aggregate economic activity.
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  The effect of economic crisis on youth precariousness in Nairobi: an analysis of itinerary to adulthood of three generations of men and women

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2004

  Since the pioneer analysis of the labour market by the ILO team in the early 1970s, the NUrIP, which collected about 1,600 biographies among a sample of the Nairobi adult population, is the first to provide for a comprehensive view of the social, demographic and employment situation of Nairobi.The analyses draw a picture of surprising stability of the process of entry into adult life in Nairobi

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