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    Global poverty report 2000

    African Development Bank, 2000
    This report was prepared for the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit Meeting 2000 by a consortium of multilateral finance organizations including African Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank.The report focuses on three main topics:global poverty conditions and trendsregional poverty tr
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    Pakistan's debt position and the question of debt retirement

    Jubilee Research, 2001
    This article explores Pakistan's debt, its crippling debt repayments and the conditionalities enforced by IMF and World Bank on Pakistan. Some of these conditionalities include:bring about structural adjustments in the economy of Pakistanreduction of budget deficits at federal and provincial levelswide spread economic reforms in Pakistan.
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    Financing corruption and repression: the case of Kenya and the IFIs

    Jubilee Research, 2001
    This article attempts to show that in Kenya the IMF’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRSP) is less a strategy for poverty reduction and civil society participation; more a strategy for providing security and guarantees for foreign investorsThe article indicates that:far from challenging the rule of Daniel Arap Moi, international creditors, through the IMF and World Bank, have helped to pr
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    Sustaining high rates of economic growth in India

    Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2001
    This article looks at means of strengthening India's growth strategy.The article suggests:a strategy focussing on export-led growth, which among other things requires greater emphasis on special economic zones, and openness of the economy, liberalization in India's labor laws, de-reservation of products for the small scale industry and other measures for the deregulation of India's priv
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    Telecenters for socioeconomic and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean

    2001
    Examines some of the main telecentre experiments in Latin America (especially Central America and the Caribbean). Survey results provide a characterisation of users; help identify the main uses of cabinas and their needs; and perceived notions as to the quality of service received.
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    Privatisation of electricity distribution: some economic, social and political perspectives

    Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2001
    This article discusses the increasing privatisation of electricity distribution. This paper reviews international progress in privatisation and considers some of the realities of such a policy.The article concludes that:privatisation is portrayed as means of improving efficiency and bringing in funds for investment.
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    Sugar policy and reform

    World Bank, 2001
    This article discusses the issue of interventions into sugar markets.
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    The California electricity crisis: overview and international lessons

    Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2001
    This article discusses the disasterous effect of the deregulation of the Californian electricity system and the crisis this has caused.The article concludes that:many in California have come to the conclusion that liberalisation does not work.
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    Small-scale food processing sector in Mozambique

    Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000
    Looks at the propects and institutional structures for improving the small-scale food processing industry in MozambiqueRecommends that:the DNI/MICTUR should create a department dedicated to the development of the small- and medium-sized food processing industry. The department's key staff should be trained in development policies for SFPEs.
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    Competition in network industries

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1996
    Debate about whether and how to introduce competition in network industries --- including transport, power, and telecommunications --- is sometimes heated. Klein contends that in case of doubt, policy makers should not restrict the entry of competitive firms in such networks.

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