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Deindustrialization: Causes and Implications
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997Increased globalization (the international integration of markets for goods, factors, and technology) has coincided in the past two decades with a shift in labor demand away from less-skilled workers toward those with more skills.DocumentThe Geographic Scope of EC Aid: One or Several Development Policies?
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1997This paper describes the origins of the EC development cooperation and its general characteristics.DocumentRebuilding Support for International Cooperation: New Constituencies in a Global Village
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1997This paper provides a brief overview of changes in the international cooperation constistuencies that support the cooperation efforts of the European Union, its Member States, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The reasons for the changes and their impact are briefly discussed.DocumentTowards a New Partnership: Assessment of Government Performance
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 1998Lome IV is approaching its natural conclusion. In cooperation of the EU with the ACP countries, the EU has decided to move away from what it calls a partnership dominated by a 'culture of entitlement' to a more practical, realistic and business-like partnership.DocumentBridging the gap?: the parallel universes of the non-profit and non-governmental organisation research traditions and the changing context of voluntary action
Centre for Civil Society, LSE, 1998Makes a set of general observations about international third sector research and argues that there are currently two 'parallel universes' of literature.DocumentPromises to the Poor: the Record of European Development Agencies
Overseas Development Institute, 1998All the European development cooperation agencies subscribe to the international goal of reducing poverty by one half by 2015 but they have different strategies for achieving it.DocumentHow Bad Governance Impedes Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh
OECD Development Centre, 1998In 1995/96, 47.5 per cent of the population of Bangladesh were still living below the poverty line. While this represents a decline compared to 62.6 per cent in 1983/84, the absolute number of poor people has in fact increased over the same period.DocumentMaking Adjustment Work for the Poor
Overseas Development Institute, 1999Many developing countries are engaged in structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) sponsored by the IMF and World Bank.DocumentPolitics and poverty: a background paper for the World Development Report 2000/1
Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999Report is a synthesis of the conclusions of a research project on the responsiveness of political systems to poverty reduction prepared for DFIDPolicy issues include: Democracy has differential outcomes for the poorStates create and shape the political opportunities for the poorThere is no reason to expect that decentralisation will be pro-poorThere is a wide range of possibDocumentUNDP Poverty Report 2000: Overcoming Human Poverty
Poverty Elimination Programme, UNDP, 2000Argues that a new global strategy against poverty needs to be mounted - with more resources, a sharper focus and a stronger commitment. Based on commitments made at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development, developing countries are being encouraged to launch full-scale campaigns against poverty.Pages
