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    Marginalised migrant workers and social protection

    Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
    This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit in Bangladesh and its partner, the Development Research Centre (DRC) on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, based at the University of Sussex, Brighton.
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    Supermarkets to spread in the developing world by 2015

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Supermarkets will continue to spread throughout the developing world over the next ten years. Income growth, urbanisation, and openness to foreign direct investment will be the key factors determining supermarkets’ increased market share of the retail sector.
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    Missing in action: Addressing teacher absenteeism

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Getting teachers to come to work is a major barrier to improving education outcomes in some developing countries, especially in South Asia. Governments often spend 70 to 90 percent of their recurrent education budgets on teacher salaries, without the most basic of returns.
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    Inclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.
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    Addressing mistrust between governments and non-state service providers

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Non-state providers (NSPs) of services play a vital role in poor and isolated communities. Some governments recognise the need to collaborate with them but most do not. How can partnerships between policymakers and NSPs, including local entrepreneurs, faith and community-based organisations, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) be made?
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    Can open and distance learning help make South Asia competitive?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Rapid advances in technology have made open and distance learning (ODL) more attractive to South Asian policymakers, but information about results is lacking. What role can ODL play in low-income countries’ skills strategies in a globalised knowledge economy? Can institutions become more accessible to the poor?
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    Global Information Society 2007

    Global Information Society Watch, 2007
    The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries.
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    Making accountability count

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Accountability is fundamentally a relationship of power. When accountability mechanisms work, citizens are able to make demands on powerful institutions and ensure that those demands are met. Accountability is therefore about democracy, rights and citizenship.
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    Spaces for change?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Governance reforms in some countries have encouraged government officials to meet with citizens in formal meeting places to help make decisions at local and national levels. Citizens are increasingly able to participate in meetings, exchange information and negotiate agendas with state officials on issues concerning them.
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    Building inclusive citizenship and democracies

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Many citizens are disillusioned with government and democracy. Corruption, state failures to respond to poor people’s needs and a lack of connection between citizens and elected representatives and bureaucrats are major concerns. At the same time, citizens are challenging corporations and global institutions to be more responsible.

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