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  Focus on... Agriculture after conflict

  New Agriculturalist, 2007

  The aftermath of war is a reality faced by millions of rural poor around the world, and re-establishing agricultural production, for both subsistence and trade, is an essential part of the rehabilitation process.
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  ‘Phantom aid’: why technical assistance is ineffective, over-priced, imposed and outdated

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  In 2005 the international community promised unprecedented levels of aid. It is doubtful that rich countries will deliver on their promises. Also, between a quarter and a half of all aid is in the form of so-called technical assistance – consultants, research and training – despite evidence that this is often ineffective and can weaken local capabilities.
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  Cambodia Human Development Report 2007: expanding choices for rural people

  United Nations Development Programme, 2007

  Although Cambodia has made significant progress in improving human well-being, poverty in rural areas persists. This Human Development Report for Cambodia assesses the state of rural livelihoods and their relationship with natural resources.
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  Decent Work? The Cambodian Garment Industry

  One World Action, 2007

  Has the garment industry in Cambodia led to the creation of decent work for women?
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  Gender action plans and gender equality results: rapid gender assessments of ADB Projects. Synthesis report

  Asian Development Bank, 2007

  The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 1998 Gender and Development (GAD) policy identified gender mainstreaming as a key strategy for addressing gender inequity. Project-specific gender action plans (GAPs) were introduced as a mechanism to implement the policy.
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  Education’s missing millions: including disabled children in education through EFA FTI processes and national sector plans

  World Vision, 2007

  This study focuses on how the Education for All Fast Track Initiative (FTI) Partnership is tackling the challenges of disability and inclusion.
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  Poverty and user fees for public health care in low-income countries: lessons from Uganda and Cambodia

  The Lancet, 2006

  This Lancet article examines two countries efforts towards making access to health care more equitable. It compares the abolition of user fees in Uganda and the establishment of health equity funds in Cambodia and identifies key issues that national policy makers should consider when making pro-poor policy choices for health-care finance.
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  Global Corruption Report 2007

  Transparency International, 2007

  This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. The report provides comparative analysis of judicial corruption based on 32 country reports and provides
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  Getting girls into school: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia

  World Bank Publications, 2006

  This paper evaluates the impact of a Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) programme that gives scholarships to girls making the transition between the last year of primary school and the first year of secondary school in Cambodia. It argues that the scholarship programme has had a large, positive effect on school enrolment and attendance of girls.
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  Support by migrants to their elderly parents in rural Cambodia and Thailand: a comparative study

  Population Council, USA, 2007

  Internal migration in Southeast Asia raises questions about strains upon traditional systems of support for older adults. This paper focuses on the adult children of older persons living in rural Cambodia and Thailand and examines the determinants of personal visits, monetary remittances, and more general forms of household support.

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