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    A White House focus on social justice in Latin America?

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    US policy priorities in Latin America may be shifting. This note explores ways that the Bush administration can help to advance development goals in the region. Authors challenge Washington to consider who loses out in free-trade agreements and call for emphasis to be shifted from anti-narcotics programmes toward development and job creation in drug-producing areas.
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    Lost in translation: managing coordination and leadership reform in the humanitarian system

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
    This report analyses the operational consequences of humanitarian reform initiatives, and the interaction between them. It particularly focuses on the cluster approach and efforts to strengthen the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) system.
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    The gathering storm: infectious diseases and human rights in Burma

    Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
    This document sheds light on the factors that have contributed to Burma’s health situation and the spread of infectious diseases in Burma, and across its borders.
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    Making aid accountable and effective: the challenge for the Third High Level Forum on aid effectiveness

    ActionAid International, 2007
    This report sets out a Ten Point Plan for achieving the necessary reform of aid at the Third High Level Forum on aid effectiveness in Accra, Ghana in September 2008. The paper argues that, if aid is to work effectively for poor people, both rich donor countries and southern governments will need to radically increase their levels of accountability and transparency.
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    A survey of growth and development issues of the Pacific Islands

    United Nations University, 2007
    Pacific Island Countries (PICs) face unique economic challenges including high vulnerability to natural disasters and remoteness from major ports and export markets. This paper examines the impact of growth factors on the economy of the Pacific Islands.These consist of foreign aid, foreign direct investment, trade, migration, remittances and external debt.
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    The Chinese aid system

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    China has become a major source of foreign aid in Asia, Latin America and especially in Africa. However, little is known about this aid and some Western aid agencies fear it may discourage needed economic and political reforms in African countries, or burden poor countries with additional debt.
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    Good humanitarian donorship: overcoming obstacles to improved collective donor performance

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
    Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) was initiated in 2003 by a group of donors as a set of objectives, definitions and general principles for humanitarian action. However, progress on implementation of GHD has so far been piecemeal and limited by a number of obstacles.
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    Building governance and civil society: learning and innovation from local funds

    CARE International, 2006
    This paper explores questions around best practice for competitive grant-making mechanisms for supporting civil society. It particularly focuses on three case studies built around programmes from Zambia, Tanzania and Bangladesh.
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    Concerning accountability of humanitarian action

    Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2007
    Humanitarian action is often criticised for being unaccountable and unregulated. In response, a wide range of initiatives has been launched to improve accountability, which reformers argue will make actors behave better and fulfil their responsibilities. This paper asks whether accountability measures are really the solution to the problems humanitarian aid faces today.
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    id21 insights, issue No. 66: Retaining legitimacy in fragile states

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The term ‘fragile states’ refers to states where globalisation and liberalisation have led to high levels of poverty and inequality, low levels of state capacity, vulnerability to internal and external shocks and the potential for domestic and international conflict.

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