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    Climate Impacts Group (CIG)

    CIG is an interdisciplinary research group studying the impacts of natural climate variability and climate change on the U.S. Pacific northwest.
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    Measures of change: the demography and literacy of adolescent English learners

    Migration Policy Institute, 2007
    Who are immigrant students and students who do not speak English well? Where are they from? What is their family background (social, economic, linguistic, etc.)? How well do they do in school? Are they developing the literacy needed to take part in higher education and a skilled workforce?
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    Trade Balances and Jobs: Canada, the US and China

    Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2007
    This note examines the effect of trade balances on North American jobs. It argues that the conventional wisdom that Canada’s trade surplus with the US has transferred jobs from Americans to Canadians is misleading, since the majority of the surplus consists of natural resources that the US cannot produce enough of to meet its needs.
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    A fair farm bill for the world

    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2007
    The U.S. Farm Bill has had a dramatic impact on agricultural economies across the globe. This paper reflects on ways to improve U.S. farm policy in support of small farmers, rural development and livelihoods around the world. Specifically, it looks at how the Farm Bill directly affects trade, subsidies, dumping, food aid, market concentration and public health.
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    Signing away the future: How trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries undermine development

    Oxfam, 2007
    This briefing paper argues that trade and investment are essential for development, and the imbalances that characterise and distort global trade and investment rules must be addressed as a matter of urgency.
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    Skeletons in the cupboard: illegitimate debt claims of the G7

    Prospects for Development [World Bank], 2007
    Should indebted developing countries repay their debts? No, this report argues, if the debts are the result of irresponsible lending practices by developed countries.
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    Reconsidering food aid: the dialogue continues

    The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, 2007
    The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa convened a workshop in May 2006 to generate a broader dialogue on the future of U.S. food aid. Participants could not reach agreement on four key areas.
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    Harvest of shame

    National Labor Committee, USA, 2007
    This report documents the exploitation of child labour in Guatemala.
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    Oil revenue transparency: a strategic component of U.S. energy security and anti-corruption policy

    Global Witness, 2007
    This report presents low cost, high-impact recommendations for both the United States and international oil companies to combat corruption, improve investment climates, and contribute to the development of poor nations. The report argues that the U.S. can also enhance its energy security by incorporating energy revenue transparency as a key component of its international energy policy.
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    Immigrants and boomers: forging a new social contract for the future of America

    Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
    The state of California leads all other states in America with its 27 percent foreign-born share in the population, and it therefore represents the leading edge of demographic changes in America as a whole.

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