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    Rhetoric or reality? Joint management of natural resources in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Policies promoting joint management (between the state and the users) of natural resources such as forests or water are increasing in India and elsewhere: decentralised administration has advantages that are tempting. However, joint management, implying as it does a redistribution of power, is profoundly political.
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    Body and mind: integrated sexual healthcare for South Asian men

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Many of the sexual health concerns of Indian and Bangladeshi men are psychosexual problems. Yet the few public male sexual health clinics focus on treating sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine carried out studies of male sexual health in both countries.
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    Healthy decisions? Reproductive healthcare for Muslim women in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What influences a woman’s reproductive healthcare decisions? Men? Cultural beliefs? Money? When this vital area of public health services remains largely unused, it is time to examine attitudes to reproductive health and improve access to available resources.
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    Home help – how communities cope with HIV

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How do households and communities respond to HIV and AIDS? A study by the UK Institute of Education examined the beliefs and social structures that influence the way people cope, and help others to cope, with HIV.
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    Resettling refugees: improving the record of failure

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Development projects displace over ten million people annually – a startling statistic with severe consequences for the affected populations. Why have resettlement guidelines, drawn-up by global institutions, had such limited success in averting these catastrophic effects? Why do resettlement projects fail?
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    Big business, small hands: responsible approaches to child labour

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    International outcry has forced big business to adopt the elimination of child labour as a social responsibility. But can corporate codes of conduct move beyond ‘quick fix’ solutions and ensure fair ethical treatment of child workers?
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    Taking a healthy interest? Male involvement in reproductive health

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Involving men in reproductive health programmes is now a key concern. Despite plenty of rhetoric, the practicalities of so doing remain obscure. How can men be involved without undermining the right of women to control their own bodies and make their own decisions?
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    A fresh start for teacher resource centres?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Do teacher resource centres (TRCs) help to improve learning in schools? Do they result in better quality teaching and learning in the classroom?
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    IT boom for Bangalore: spreading the benefits of the Indian software industry

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What contributions does the software industry make to India's economy? Is India's experience relevant to other countries? The Information Technology (IT) industry in India is growing at nearly 80 percent a year. Research at the University of Reading shows that IT not only contributes to economic growth but also provides employment and education opportunities.
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    Fruits of the forest. Can tree products help reduce urban poverty?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How can forest products help the urban poor? Can these resources actually support poverty alleviation programmes in urban and peri- urban areas?

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