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    Globalization, cultural resources and indigenous peoples

    Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples - University of Tromsø, 2005
    This conference report reflects the proceeding, discussions and outcomes of the Forum for the Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples held in 2005.
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    Evolving wave of competition in the international market: Challenges for Africa through the rise of China and India

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2007
    China's and India's rising demand for commodities has contributed to recent GDP growth in Africa. Both countries have lowered their tariffs on imports from Africa and China has also granted preferential treatment to some countries.
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    Remittances, migration and social development: a conceptual review of the literature

    United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007
    This paper reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between remittances and various dimensions of social development in the developing world within a broader conceptual framework of migration and development theory. Empirical and theoretical research highlights the heterogeneous nature of migration-remittance-development interactions.
  • Organisation

    EU Policy Coherence

    The EU Policy Coherence Programme organises an annual Policy Coherence for Development Conference alongside more regular debates and expert meetings.
  • Organisation

    Fride

    FRIDE is a think tank based in Madrid that aims to provide the best and most innovative thinking on Europe’s role in the international arena.
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    Increasing funds for development:  international strategy and tactics

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Development funds made available through inter-government action come in a number of forms, from increases in government revenue in developing countries to finance available from international institutions. There is much potential support for increasing funding for development, but there are also political obstacles and questions over how to manage such funds.
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    Is the Ethical Trading Initiative improving labour standards?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade union and non-government organisations committed to improving working conditions in global supply chains. ETI members commit to require their suppliers to comply with the ETI Base Code: a voluntary code of labour practice developed in 1998. Has ETI improved worker’s lives?
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    Attacking the world’s growing youth employment crisis

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    All economies are faced with the challenge of creating sustainable jobs for young men and women entering the labour market. Many young people remain poor despite having jobs. Is it possible for developing economies to break the cycle of insufficient education, low productivity employment and poverty transmitted from one generation to the next?
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    Loose monetary policy undermines Iran’s efforts to raise non-oil exports

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The Iranian economy is heavily dependent on earnings from oil exports. Government policies introduced to boost non-oil exports have had limited success. High and rising inflation caused partly by the government’s expansionary monetary policy is undermining export promotion efforts.
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    Inflation targeting has helped stabilise the South African economy

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    There have been important gains in the conduct and performance of monetary policy in South Africa over the last decade. Inflation targeting, introduced in 2000, and supported by fiscal restraint, has contributed to the much improved macro-economic stability in South Africa.

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