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Rolling back a malaria epidemic in South Africa
Public Library of Science Medicine, 2005This article from PLoS Medicine considers South Africa’s recent success in reducing incidence of malaria. It cites the example of KwaZulu-Natal province, where household spraying with the insecticide DDT was implemented in 2000, alongside use of the new artemisinin-based combination drug artemether-lumefantrine (AL).DocumentA currency basket for East Asia: not just China
Institute for International Economics, USA, 2005China recently announced that it is adopting a basket of currencies as the peg for its exchange rate instead of the US dollar. This move raises the question of whether such a currency basket could be adopted in other East Asian countries.DocumentGender analysis of the patterns of human trafficking into and through the Koh Kong Province
Legal Support for Children and Women, Cambodia, 2005This research project presents a situational and gender analysis into the patterns of human trafficking into, through and from Koh Kong in Cambodia, as well as identifying areas of weakness in the current criminal justice and social welfare response within Koh Kong and between Cambodia and Trad province in Thailand.DocumentWhy do schooling returns differ?: screening, private schools, and labor markets in the Philippines and Thailand
Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, 2004This paper examines returns to schooling in the Philippines and Thailand, using recent employee surveys in manufacturing industries.The results from the empirical study show that schooling returns increase stably as education attainment increases in Thailand whereas the returns increase only at university level in the Philippines.DocumentInternational migration in Thailand
International Organization for Migration, 2005This report examines migration trends in Thailand and emphasises the implications of large-scale movements of people within, to and from the country.DocumentThe GM debate – who decides?: an analysis of decision-making about genetically modified crops in developing countries
Panos Institute, London, 2005GM (genetically modified) crops are rapidly gaining ground in developing countries, even though their adoption is highly controversial. This report explores how decisions are made about GM food crops in five developing countries - Brazil, India, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia - by drawing on current research and personal interviews.DocumentA problem by a different name?: a review of research on trafficking in South-East Asia and Oceania
International Organization for Migration, 2005This article reviews the existing research and literature on trafficking, particularly of women and children, in South-East Asia and Oceania - concentrating on those countries that are usually classified as destination countries in the region, including Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.DocumentGlobal partnership for development: Thailand's contribution to millennium development goal 8
United Nations Development Programme, 2005Thailand has become an important emerging donor, trading partner, and provider of foreign direct investment for the benefit its poorer neighbours and those beyond its borders.DocumentBasic services for the poorest
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2004This Powerpoint presentation, produced by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, explores the issues surrounding basic services for the severely poor (those who are far below a poverty line) and the chronically poor (those below a poverty line for all or much of their lives).DocumentExploring the quality of life of people in north eastern and southern Thailand
ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2005Improvements in quality of life is a cornerstone of development, and is a focal point of any intervention programme.Pages