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    Household and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Global Development Network, 2000
    What is the relationship between households and economic growth in Latin America. This question is considered by providing a framework for investigation and by exploring the factors explaining growth from the perspective of microeconomic agents.
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    Social security priorities and patterns: a global perspective

    International Labour Organization, 2002
    The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the central features of four models of social security. The focus is on the meaning of social security, the coverage provided and the institutions and financing of social security in different contexts.
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    HIV/AIDS teaching/learning materials in Asia and the Pacific: an inventory

    UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2002
    This package is an inventory of educational materials on HIV/AIDS/STDs, to be used either in the formal or non-formal education sectors.
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    The distribution of wages in Belarus

    Global Development Network, 2002
    This paper attempts to provide evidence on the returns to human capital in Belarus, investigating the distribution of wages.
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    The determinants of poverty in Mexico

    Global Development Network, 2002
    The high poverty rates prevalent in Mexico are a reflection of both low incomes and an unequal income distribution, but what factors determine poverty?
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    Economic Globalisation and Equity in East Asia

    Global Development Network, 2003
    East Asia is one of the most globalised regions in the world, with high levels of international trade and international investment, so what have the impacts of globalisation been on poverty and income inequality? For East Asia, globalisation has generally been perceived positively as playing a critical role in the East Asian Economic Miracle, generating growth, employment and opportunities.
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    Opportunities to Learn and Achievement in Mathematics in a Sample of Sixth Grade Students in Lima, Peru

    Global Development Network, 2001
    What accounts for the low achievement in standardised tests in mathematics in Peru?
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    Mother manual: implementing Reflect

    Reflect Action, 2002
    Reflect is a innovative approach to adult learning and social change which fuses the theories of Paulo Freire with the methodology of participatory rural appraisal.The mother manual was developed to pull together best practice from the pilot projects for an audience of prospective practitioners.
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    Public spending and outcomes: does governance matter?

    World Bank, 2002
    This paper examines the role of governance, as measured by level of corruption and quality of bureaucracy, and asks how it affects the relationship between public spending and outcomes.The paper discusses the following questions:how effective is public spending in improving social indicators such as infant mortality?
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    Primary education in Eastern and Southern Africa: increasing access for orphans and vulnerable children in AIDS-affected areas

    Global Health Department, USAID, 2001
    This paper investigates the national and community level interventions that offer promise for increasing primary education access for children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable in areas heavily affected by AIDS in the eastern and southern Africa region.The report examines thirteen initiatives that have potential to increase primary education access for such groups.

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