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    Poverty and corruption

    Transparency International, 2008
    Although 2007 marked the half-way mark to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to end extreme poverty by 2015 as well as the tenth anniversary of the Lima Declaration signed by the anticorruption movement pledging itself to work on poverty issues, donors and governments continue to perceive poverty and corruption separately.
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    Poverty, aid and corruption

    Transparency International, 2007
    For aid to be effective it must, in its first instance, be delivered to its intended recipients. Combating corruption, therefore, should be the first action of any aid transaction - in order to ensure development can be effected.
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    Religion, politics and development: lessons from the lands of Islam

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
    What role has Islam historically played to promote or inhibit development?
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    Climate change impact and disaster vulnerabilities in the coastal areas of Bangladesh

    Equity and Justice Working Group, 2007
    Focusing on the coastal areas of Bangladesh, this report analyses the impact of disasters with specific reference to the effects of climate change. It also looks at the nature of the disasters that frequently occur and discusses efforts to mitigate their impact.
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    The Berkeley Electronic Press

    The Berkeley Electronic Press ("bepress") produces tools to improve scholarly communication. These tools provide innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination.
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    Decentralisation in Uganda: exploring the constraints for poverty reduction

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2006
    It is often claimed that decentralisation is effective for the reduction of poverty due to inherent opportunities for higher popular participation and increased efficiency in public service delivery.
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    Political transition, corruption, and income inequality in Third-Wave Democracies

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper examines the effect of democratisation on income inequality in third-wave democracies. Using data from the World Income Inequality Database, this paper shows that income inequality has risen sharply in almost every third-wave democracy.
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    The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

    The Rights and Resources Initiative is a coalition of international, regional and community organisations engaged in conservation, research and development.
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    Poverty, inequality and ethnic minorities in Viet Nam

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    The issue of poverty in Viet Nam cannot be addressed without comparing poverty levels among ethnic groups. Policymakers need to understand how ethnic minorities are disadvantaged. Government policies must seek not only to improve ethnic minority access to such endowments as land and education but also to address the disparities in the returns to these endowments among these groups.
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    Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE)

    Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE) is a five-year Research Programme Consortium (RPC) led by the Overseas Development Institute and its partners.

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