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  Department of Political Science, Yale University

  The Yale University's Political Science department runs undergraduate and post-graduate academic programmes, in addition to a wide variety of research programmes.
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  The impact of privatisation on poverty and inequality in Mongolia

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Privatisation has been a major part of Mongolia’s move to a market economy. But little attention has been paid to the impact of privatisation, which has been accompanied by increases in poverty and income inequality. Over ten years after it began its transition, Mongolia remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
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  Africa Development Indicators 2007

  World Bank Publications, 2007

  In contrast to the 1970s and 1980s, the last decade has spelt a period of steady growth across Africa, partly as a result of global market conditions (high prices for oil and minerals) and partly due a change in macroeconomic policies. However, political volatility remains a risk to investment. To spread and sustain growth in Africa, the report suggests three key objectives: 
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  Immigration Policy Center (IPC), American Immigration Law Foundation

  Organisation analysing and reporting on topics affecting U.S. immigration policy.
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  Can community conservation bring international goals down to Earth?: Chairman’s report from a workshop on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

  Nordic Council of Ministers, 2007

  This is a report from a workshop on the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in the follow-up of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in environment and in development policy and practice. The event formed part of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Association of Impact Assessment in Stavanger, Norway, 23 - 25 May 2006.
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  No room for humanitarianism in 3D policies: have forcible humanitarian interventions and integrated approaches lost their way?

  Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, 2007

  Following the commencement of the US-led war on terror, there have been increasing attempts to integrate development, diplomacy and defence through so-called "3D" mechanisms. This paper reviews the evolution of this integrated approach, the responses of humanitarian and development organisations, and  the difficulties encountered by its application i
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  Changes in global value chains of fresh fruit and vegetables: opportunities and challenges for producers in Sub-Saharan Africa

  South Centre, 2007

  The governance of the global value chain in fresh fruit and vegetables no longer consists of an arm’s-length relationship between African (in the context of this document) smallholder producers and retailers with the links along the chain including agents and wholesalers.
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  UN trade and development report 2007

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2007

  There is a growing recognition that global institutions, on their own, are not able to promote developing countries’ interests. This year's UNCTAD report argues that cooperation can significantly strengthen developing countries’ efforts to meet the macroeconomic challenges of globalisation.
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  An overview of key markets, tariffs and non-tariff measures on Asian exports of select environmental goods

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2007

  This paper examines the status and trend of environmental goods (EGs) produced by developing Asian countries and analyses major trade barriers faced by Asian EGs exporters. The sectors examined include: the pollution abatement/treatment equipment industry; the wind turbine industry; biofuels; and wood and wood based products.
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  The impact of China on Latin America and the Caribbean

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007

  There has been a surge of recent interest in China’s impact on developing countries, but far more of this discussion has focused on Africa than on Latin America. This document provides a preliminary analysis on the impact that China’s growth is having on development in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It also discusses how policy makers can adapt to China’s expansion.

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