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    China in Africa policy briefing: China’s environmental footprint in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. This policy brief discusses and analyses the concerns about the impacts of China’s economic expansion on Africa’s environment. Concerns over China’s environmental footprint in Africa have arisen for at least five reasons:
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    Why did financial globalisation disappoint?

    Institute for International Economics, USA, 2008
    With a focus on financial liberalisation and capital accounts, this paper reviews thinking on globalisation. It particularly looks at some of the newer arguments in favour of financial globalisation whilst providing a critique of the existing literature.
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    Global Policy Innovations Program

    Global Policy Innovations program provides a forum for pragmatic alternatives to the current global economic order.  It highlights the best new thinking on a fairer globalization
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    China’s aid to Africa: implications for civil society

    International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2008
    ‘China in Africa’ is a topic that arouses both concern and fascination in the development community. This paper provides an overview of China’s overseas development aid (ODA) to Africa for civil society organisations. Its scope spans Chinese aid, investment, trade and diplomatic ties. Some characteristic features of Chinese aid are:
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    Culture and development: a review of literature

    Agence française de développement, 2007
    In this literature review, the author considers the way culture has been conceptualised in development thinking, recognising and examining the different ways in which culture is said to affect development. Whatare the different connections by which different culture-defining assumptions can influence diverse aspects of development?
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    TRIPS and indigenous medicines

    Trade and Development Studies Centre – Trust, Zimbabwe, 2007
    The paper discusses Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) and indigenous medicines. It attempts to bring out issues around these two subjects that are of serious concern between developing countries and the developed countries.
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    Financial globalisation: key trends and implications for the transmission mechanism of monetary policy

    Bank for International Settlements, 2008
    The paper explores how financial globalisation will transform the transmission mechanism of monetary policy in small open economies: the interest rate channel will be less important
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    Reform of the International Monetary Fund

    Council on Foreign Relations, 2007
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is undertaking a wide-ranging reform of its governance and operations within a framework proposed by its managing director. This report reviews these reform proposals. While expressing reservations about some of the managing director’s proposals, the report argues that the reforms deserve the support of the United States.
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    China and India - the 'emerging giants' - and Africa: a note

    Eldis Trade Policy Resource Guide, 2006
    This note sums up the growth experience of China and India and their relationship with each other. It then explores how the triangular relationship between China, India and Africa could stimulate African development through: an increasing demand for commodities stimulating African exports investment and foreign aid
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    Is financial liberalization a flop? An Africa assessment

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008
    This paper evaluates the outcomes of liberalisation by examining the experience of 19 African countries that have liberalised their economies. It compares the records of these sample 19 countries for the periods before liberalisation (1965-1985), and after liberalisation (1996-2005).

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