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    Five fingers or one hand? The BRICS in development cooperation

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are increasingly prominent in development cooperation activities in low-income countries in Africa and worldwide, presenting a potential alternative to the development aid model of traditional donors.
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    A fine balance: mapping cyber (in)security in Latin America

    Igarape Institute, 2012
    Cyber-security is emerging as a dominant area of concern amongst many governments and civil societies across Latin America. Although the existence of cyberspace is already generating a massive evolution in all aspects of life, it is extending the reach of organised crime across time and space.
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    To save succeeding generations: UN Security Council reform and the protection of civilians

    Igarape Institute, 2013
    The UN needs to be reformed, and this has been an almost constant item on the agenda of the General Assembly and Security Council since the creation of the organisation. The current paper is a contribution to the debate about UN reform, with specific reference to the protection of civilians by peacekeeping missions under international law.
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    Brazil’s experience in unstable settings: assessing the participation of Brazilian experts in multilateral missions

    Igarape Institute, 2012
    Since at least the early 1990s Brazil has provided military police and civilian experts to UN missions around the world. The current paper highlights that Brazil is increasingly involved in international missions that promote the transition to democracy, support macro-economic stability and seek conflict prevention and poverty reduction.
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    Cyberspace & open empowerment in Latin America

    Igarape Institute, 2013
    With some 40% of the population now online, connectivity is expanding in Latin America faster than in any other part of the world. Correspondingly, across Latin America, governments have been struggling to keep up with the pace and range of cyber-enhanced change.
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    Changes in the neighborhood: reviewing citizen security cooperation in Latin America

    Igarape Institute, 2014
    The growth and transformation of transnational and local threats is inviting new ways of thinking about international cooperation for security in Latin America. In this sense, Latin American and Caribbean countries are experiencing a major transformation in how they cooperate to achieve security and development.
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    Child labor and learning

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2014
    While much is known about the incidence and the determinants of child labor, surprisingly little is known about the consequences of child work on participants.
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    What you need to know about the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

    2014
    Produced by the Secretariat for Social Communication (SECOM) of the Office of the Presidency of Brazil, this document offers a brief overiew of the current and expected benefits that Brazil will receive from hosting the 2014 Football World Cup.
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    Connecting Brazil to the world: a path to inclusive growth

    McKinsey Global Institute, 2014
    As Brazil steps into the international spotlight as host of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, it is also celebrating a quarter century of democracy and political stability. The nation’s official poverty rate has been cut by half since 2003.
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    Brazil’s engagement in international development cooperation: the state of the debate

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    The international development cooperation architecture has changed dramatically over the last decade. The global context, characterised by a lingering financial crisis and the emergence of new powers, has brought South–South Development Cooperation (SSDC) to the core of international development debate.

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