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    Making globalisation work for the least developed countries

    United Nations Development Programme, 2008
    The UN Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), held in Turkey in 2007, sought to address questions of full and beneficial integration of the LDCs in the world economy. This paper reports on the discussions and conclusions of the conference.
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    Meeting their mandates? A critical analysis of South African media statutory bodies

    Open Society Foundation for South Africa, 2007
    This paper presents a series of evaluations to analyse and assess the degree to which media statutory bodies in South Africa are fulfilling their mandates, to assess their contribution to media diversity and enhancing access to media and ICTs. Four statutory and public interest institutions were selected for this study, and this report highlights key findings and recommendations for each one.
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    Links between biological and cultural diversity

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2008
    This report summarises the discussions of an international workshop which addresses the links between biological and cultural diversity. The workshop was convened to provide guidelines and recommendations for future research, policy and action in the area of diversity.
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    Globalisation, labour markets and inequality in India

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    Analysing unit-level data on poverty, inequality and employment in post-reform India, this book finds that:
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    Planning for change: guidelines for national programmes on sustainable consumption and production

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2008
    In the context of climate change, it has become clear that our global community urgently needs to adopt more sustainable life-styles to both reduce the use of natural resources and CO2 emissions.
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    Open University Asian Drivers Programme

    The Development Policy and Practice (DPP) team at the Open University is in engaged in a research programme exploring the impact of China and India on the developing world.
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    State of the nation: South Africa 2007

    Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
    Assembling academics, journalists, researchers and analysts, the State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 volume offers 23 diverse angles on contemporary South Africa in one comprehensive publication.
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    Understanding the links between migration and development

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    There is much debate as to whether migration promotes development in home countries. While cash remittances sent by diaspora populations do benefit home countries, policymakers must recognise the social and economic costs caused by emigration and seek to enhance the positive links where possible.
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    Migration can contribute to development in Nigeria

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Nigeria is a destination of migration within West Africa and a source of migrants to Europe and the United States. But little data exists that could help policymakers design policies to boost the contribution of migration to national development. Migrants exist in a climate of insecurity that undermines their integration in host countries as well as their contribution to their home country.
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    Rising food prices: drivers and implications for development

    Child Rights Information Network, 2008
    Global food prices have risen 83 per cent over the last three years, with significant impacts for the world's poorest people. This briefing paper focuses on what this important change means for international development. It assesses the drivers of rising prices, discusses the implications of higher prices for developing countries, and surveys implications for development policy.

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