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  Popular development and democracy: case studies with rural dimensions in the Philippines, Indonesia and Kerala

  Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, 2002

  This report takes a holistic approach is discussing popular development and democracy. The report examines the theoretical aspects of popular discourse in relation to development and democracy, including the mainstreaming arguments and analytical frameworks.
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  A study of the role of livestock in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003

  This paper evaluates references to livestock in PRSPs. Five case studies were examined, as well as data from 49 other countries.
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  The political economy of international development and pro-poor livestock policies: a comparative assessment

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004

  This paper analyses political organisation and action that can be used to overcome the lack of voice of poor producers in the domestic and international policy arenas.
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  Open Government : fostering dialogue with civil society

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004

  This paper is an examination of OECD work and discussions on how to open dialogue between governments and civil society to improve participation of civil society in government, to improve communication between government and society, and to improve communication between the two groups.
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  Corporate accountability to the poor?: assessing the effectiveness of community-based strategies

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  This paper investigates how, when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate accountability to the poor.
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  Resisting repression: legislative and political obstacles to civic space in southern and eastern Africa

  CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, 2004

  This study focuses on the legislative frameworks and country practices relating to freedom of association, expression and assembly in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. The study focuses on the grave and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, as part of an advocacy intervention under the Civil Society Watch Programme.
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  Livelihoods and CBNRM in Namibia: the findings of the WILD project

  Wildlife Integration for Livelihood Diversification Project, Ministry of Environment and Toursim, Namibia, 2004

  This report presents the key findings of the Namibian Wildlife Integration for Livelihood Diversification (WILD) Project, which ran from September 2000 until October 2003. More generally, it analyses the livelihood implications of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes undertaken in Namibia over the last 10 years.
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  Development and poverty reduction: do institutions matter? A study on the impact of local institutions in rural India

  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2003

  Institutions and their impact on economic development has been a subject of considerable interest in the recent years. It is being widely acknowledged now that apart from the standard factors of capital, labour and technology, institutions may matter substantially in determining the growth path and the outcome of development.
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  Poverty reduction, decentralization and community-based monitoring systems

  Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2003

  With a growing emphasis on good governance as a prerequisite to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been an accompanying pressure on governments to decentralise. Decentralisation has shifted greater responsibility to local government units to carry out policies and programs, brought with it greater demand for local level data.
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  Gender and Citizenship Cutting Edge Pack

  BRIDGE, 2004

  In what ways can citizenship promote gender equality? What does citizenship mean for people living in poverty and insecurity? It has been argued that using the language and arguments of citizenship is a powerful way to bring about gender equality through focusing on people and how they interact with institutions.

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