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  Country ICT survey for Sri Lanka

  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2002

  This document forms one of a series of country ICT studies. It begins with background information on the trends and status of ICTs in Sri Lanka, socio-economic conditions there and ICT policy and legislation in the country.
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  Capital markets financing for developing-country infrastructure projects

  Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2003

  This study is the result of the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002.
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  The great water robbery

  One World Action, 2002

  Water is a precious resource and nowadays it is becoming more and more limited.
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  Smallholder income and land distribution in Africa: implications for poverty reduction strategies

  The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2001

  It has been argued that many of the poverty reduction strategy papers pay insufficient attetion to the role of land access and land distribution in rural poverty. Redressing the inequalities between small-scale and large-scale farming sectots is likely to be an important element of an effective rural poverty reduction strategy in countries such as Zimbabwe and Kenya.
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  Water privatisation in SSA: Progress, problems and policy implications

  Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2002

  A large number of countries in the Sub-Saharian African (SSA) region have privatised water supply. But water is not like other commodities. The SSA are extremely poor and often subject to financial crises, therefore it is particularly difficult to promote the water sector as an attractive business prospect.
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  ICTs and rural development: review of the literature, current interventions and opportunities for action

  Overseas Development Institute, 2002

  This is a discussion paper on the role that ICTs potentially have to play in rural areas of the developing world. Its stated aim is to look beyond the current ‘digital divide’ debate which focuses on information disparities to assess the potential role of ICTs in the context of current rural development paradigms.
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  Water management conflict and the challenges of globalisation notes

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2002

  As globalisation intensifies, what is the impact on the power of national governments to address water issues?
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  Foreign direct investment in Southern Africa: determinants, characteristics and implications for economic growth and poverty alleviation

  Gapresearch.org, IDS, 2002

  This paper presents the findings of a study analyzing the major factors determining the form and volume of private foreign direct investment in Southern Africa. This study aims to ascertain (i) what are the primary motivations for investment in Southern Africa and (ii) whether the form of new foreign investment influences its developmental effects.
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  Road infrastructure policies in Kenya: historical trends and current challenges

  Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2001

  Development and maintenance of physical infrastructure are prerequisites for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, as they influence production costs, employment creation, access to markets, and investment.
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  India: health briefing paper

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 1999

  Following independence in 1947, India and its leaders believed that an interventionist industry-led approach to development was the key to eradicating poverty. Ambitious targets were set for the expansion of health services, according to strictly defined population based norms which would be provided free at the point of service.

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