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  Song of the sirens: why the US–Andean FTAs undermine sustainable development and regional integration

  Oxfam, 2006

  This brief analyses the US free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia and argues that that the agreements on agriculture, intellectual property, and investment would have serious consequences for small farmers, public health, and regulation of investment in Peru and Colombia.
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  Removing barriers to rural-urban trade

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Trade between rural and urban areas in poor countries is important for economic growth and poverty reduction. But there are several of barriers that can prevent rural-urban market links from working properly. If these barriers are removed, trade will increase and the cost of goods will go down.
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  Missing in action: teacher and health worker absence in developing countries

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2005

  This paper presents the results of teacher and health worker absenteeism in primary schools and health clinics in Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Peru, and Uganda.Main findings from the study include:averaging across the countries, about 19 percent of teachers and 35 percent of health workers were absentin India, one quarter of government primary school teachers were absent f
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  Using community conservation to achieve the MDGs

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  In many places, globalisation, inappropriate policies and malpractices in government and non-government organisations have resulted in the degradation of many ecosystems. Official conservation policies are often failing to stop this decline. Can community-based conservation efforts achieve better results?
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  NAMA state of play: countries negotiation positions

  South Centre, 2006

  This note presents, in a schematic form, the negotiating positions of selected WTO Members or Groups of Members, with particular focus on Non- Agricultural Market Access (NAMA). The Members or Groups of Members selcted are:United StatesEuropean CommissionJapan, NorwayKoreaCanada, N.
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  Time to tackle corruption in education

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  In some developing countries massive amounts of funds transferred from ministries of education to schools are leaked. Bribes and payoffs in teacher recruitment and promotion and selling of exam papers can bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help explain low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
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  Does having a new born child affect income diversification opportunities?: evidence from the Peruvian young lives study

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This study investigates whether income diversification strategies for households that have a newborn are hampered, and if so, what the implications for the child wellbeing at critical stages of the development. The paper describes the income diversification patterns of households with a newborn child in Peru, and makes comparisons with the available literature for the overall population.
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  Principles into practice: learning from innovative rights based programming

  CARE International, 2005

  Based on 16 case studies carried out by CARE International the report argues for the use of rights-based approaches (RBAs) when addressing issues of social injustice and poverty.The report lists 5 challenges that arise when applying RBAs: obtaining the initial support: support from government authorities and counterparts is needed to create the operating space, since many of the
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  Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes

  Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis, 2006

  Almost half of the 1.7 million extreme poor in Peru live in highland rural areas, where poverty remains an intractable issue.
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  Expanding broadband and wireless telecommunications networks

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Holding voice conversations over the internet through wireless networks are beginning to give consumers, small companies and social activists a way of connecting to international networks. Telephony, chat, email, text messaging and video-conferencing improve trust and enhance commerce.

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