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  Does the sustained global demand for oil, gas and minerals mean that Africa can now fund its own MDG financing gap?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  A new briefing note from the ODI explores ways in which "windfalls" from natural resources such as oil, metals and minerals can be channelled effectively into development processes towards meeting the MDGs. It notes that some African countries may be closer to funding the gap between inflows of aid and investment, and what is needed to meet the MDGs.
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  Scoring Millennium Goals: economic growth versus the Washington Consensus

  Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2005

  This paper agrees that sustained, rapid economic growth is necessary for achieving the MDGs, but asks what sort of reforms are to be accelerated for improved growth performance.
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  MDGs, taxpayers and aid effectiveness

  OECD Development Centre, 2005

  This paper argues that taxpayers in developed countries currently lack awareness of poverty alleviation initiatives other than short-term humanitarian relief, and that, to garner their support in this area, more resources need to be devoted to addressing this gap in knowledge. It argues that if the public are better informed they will demand accountability, and will be less willing for aid budg
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  Tanzania and the Millennium Development Goal

  African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, 2005

  Five years into the MDGs programme, this study assesses the progress which Tanzania has made, particularly regarding the goal of poverty reduction.
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  SADC’s restructuring and emerging policies: options for Norwegian support

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005

  Set within the context of the restructuring of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), this report sets out to determine the options and role of core Norwegian funding for this programme. The report concludes that the restructuring has only been completed in a very formal sense, and there are major shortcomings and weaknesses.
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  Connecting the poor to economic growth: eight key questions

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2005

  This brief presents a framework for connecting growth to poverty reduction and asks eight key questions that development professionals can use to guide their evaluations of proposals and projects.
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  The accountability of international organisations

  Global Public Policy Institute, 2005

  This paper explores issues of accountability of international organisations (IGOs), highlights some of the recent trends in IGO accountability, and points out the shortcoming.
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  Helsinki process papers on global economic agenda

  Helsinki Process, 2005

  This document presents a compilation of articles on the global economic agenda, broadly relating to issues of global governance, development finance, debt relief and trade.The articles include:The planet at risk: mobilizing resources for global human securityMaking sense of MDG costingBeyond HIPC: secure sustainable debt relief for poor countriesGetting to home plate: why sm
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  G8 Communique: more and better aid?

  European Network on Debt and Development, 2005

  This brief assesses the G8 Communique of the 2005 summit.
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  Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and small enterprise: a handbook for entrepreneurs in developing countries

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2001

  This handbook is for entrepreneurs running a small business in a developing country.

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