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    Violations of core labour standards in India

    International Trade Union Confederation, 2007
    This report analyses the extent of conformity to internationally recognised labour standards in India. It particularly focuses on those standards discussed at first Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Singapore, 1996, and those upheld by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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    Peri-urban water conflicts: supporting dialogue and negotiation

    IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2007
    As cities expand, a key challenge is securing water supplies for urban populations and disposing of pollution while minimising impacts on peri-urban communities and the environment.  This book describes the conflicts, dialogues and negotiations underway in peri-urban areas of many cities in the South. 
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    CDM country fact sheets

    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
    These fact sheets provide information about Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developments in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The sheets include information on domestic Green House Gas (GHG) emission data, domestic approval related information, and the current situation of domestic CDM project development.
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    Strategy of growth for substantial reduction of poverty and reversal of trend towards increasing regional divide

    Madras School of Economics, India, 2007
    In view of the increasing regional disparity alongside high rates of growth in India, this paper argues for a new model of growth which is more inclusive and even, across India’s states. 
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    Empowering the poor. Information and communications technology for governance and poverty reduction: a study of rural development projects in India

    Asia-Pacifiic Development Information Program, 2006
    India has a large number of projects which use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for poverty alleviation and good governance. However, most of these projects have remained in a perpetual pilot stage. In this context, this study seeks to identify the conditions under which rural ICT projects for poverty alleviation can be scaled up for wider implementation.
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    Strengthening the capacity of developing countries to prepare for and participate in negotiations on future actions under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol: the BASIC project final report

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
    The role of large developing countries in combating climate change will become increasingly important as the world negotiates a post-2012 agreement on climate change. This report summarises the activities undertaken by the BASIC Project (Building and Strengthening Institutional Capacities on Climate Change in Brazil, India, China and South Africa).
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    Parochial politics: ethnic preferences and politician corruption

    Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2007
    This paper examines how increased voter ethnicisation, defined as a greater preference for the party representing one's ethnic group, affects politician quality. The paper argues that if politics is characterised by incomplete policy commitment, then ethnicisation, not suprisingly, reduces average winner quality for the pro-majority party with the opposite true for the minority party.
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    Constrained optimization: the state and the Indian entrepreneur

    School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2007
    The quality of entrepreneurship is a critical factor in the economic development of a society. Entrepreneurs are a catalyst that positively impacts productive and allocative efficiency within the economy.
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    Ambiguous institutions: traditional governance and local democracy in rural India

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
    ‘Customary village councils’ (CVCs) are widespread in rural India but are generally  believed to be disappearing institutions of a pre-democratic, hierarchical socio-political order. This paper questions this assumption by exploring the current role of that village councils play in Karnataka state.
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    The progress of school education in India

    ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2007
    India’s recent economic growth rates have generated much optimism about its general social and economic development. But has there been accompanying progress in indicators of educational outcomes? How good are Indian educational achievements in relation to China’s, the country with which it is increasingly compared?

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