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    Advocating for Abortion Access: Eleven Country Studies

    Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 2001
    What factors influence a country's legal position on abortion? This publication is
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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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    Making government budgets more accessible and equitable

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Involvement in the budget process in poor countries has traditionally been limited to a select group of political actors. But this has changed over the last decade with legislators, civil society groups and the media playing a more active role. What impact is broader engagement having?
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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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    Alcohol, gender and drinking problems: perspectives from low and middle income countries

    Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, WHO, 2005
    The central theme of this book argues that in order to understand alcohol consumption and its consequences, we need to better understand social and cultural influences on the differences between men and women. The countries specifically under discussion are: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uganda, Mexico, India, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
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    Citizens and science - whose knowledge counts?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Science and technology development have major implications for tackling poverty and promoting well-being in developing countries. Recent controversies, such as genetically modified food crops and AIDS drugs, have created new dimensions and needs for public involvement in decision-making.Some questions that the Citizenship DRC sought to answer include:
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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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    Budget monitoring and policy influence: lessons from civil society budget analysis and advocacy initiatives

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, and public engagement with budget processes. Budget policy includes for example investigation into the improvements in budget systems and shifts in allocations.
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    Disabled Women and Independent Life in Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, India, Japan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, South Africa and Uganda

    Disability World, 2000
    Disabled women are discriminated against because they are women and also because they are disabled. Disabled women have played a very important part in the disabled people's movement since its inception. And yet, their contribution is often invisibilised or not properly acknowledged, in some occasions it is even not welcome.

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