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  Toilet wars: urban sanitation services and the politics of public-private partnerships in Ghana

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper examines the impact of the new forms of partnership between the public authorities and private/citizen-based organisations on urban environmental sanitation in the two largest cities of Ghana, namely, Accra and Kumasi.
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  Can partnerships deliver electricity to boost the livelihoods of the rural poor?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  The extension of grid electricity to rural areas of developing countries has proceeded very slowly. Decentralisation and energy sector reforms offer opportunities for local authorities to supply electricity through public-private partnerships (PPPs). The risk however, is that the private sector will only target larger and wealthier communities.
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  Global Governance Initiative Annual Report 2005

  World Economic Forum, 2005

  The second annual report of the Global Governance Initiative provides comprehensive analysis of the world's progress towards realising the UN's Millennium Declaration Goals. It measure progress in the following 5 areas: Peace and security, poverty and hunger, education, HIV/AIDS, environment, human rights and .
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  Socially targeted investment: strategy paper

  National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2004

  This paper argues that low investment, and in particular a lack of investment targeted towards the country’s developmental needs, is a key reason for the persistence of poverty and inequality in South Africa.
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  Nature for sale: the impacts of privatising water and biodiversity

  Friends of the Earth International, 2005

  This report, published by Friends of the Earth, discusses the impacts of privatisation of water supply and biodiversity on the poor throughout the world, especially women.
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  Gender and labour market liberalisation in Africa

  African Labour Research Network, 2004

  This report examines the liberalisation of the labour market in Africa from a gender perspective. It analyses current economic and labour policies of seven African countries to see their impact on the labour force and the organised labour movement in general, and women in particular.
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  Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters: Hyogo framework for action 2005-2015

  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2005

  This paper presents the draft declaration from the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held from 18-22 January 2005 in Kobe City, Japan.
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  Migration and pro-poor policy in Africa

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004

  This paper reports on the findings of a survey on migration and pro-poor policy in Africa.
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  A review of the health sector in Kenya

  Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004

  This paper reviews Kenya’s health indicators; describes the health system and government health policy; and examines the quality of healthcare and ways in which the system is financed.
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  Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

  Millennium Project, 2005

  Investing in development is the final report of the UN Millennium Project. It presents the findings and recommendations of the project, which will be reported directly to the UN Secretary-General and the Administrator of the UNDP.The report makes ten key recommendations:developing country governments should adopt development strategies bold enough to meet the MDG targets for 2015.

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