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  Making transition work for everyone: poverty and inequality in Europe and Central Asia

  World Bank, 2000

  This book, published by the World Bank, examines the striking increases in poverty and inequality in the transition economies of Europe and Central Asia during the 1990s, and considers policy actions needed to address this issue.
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  Children at risk: infant and child health in Central Asia

  William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, 2003

  This working paper, published by the William Davidson Institute, examines trends in infant and child health in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in the mid 1990s. The proportion of anaemic children ranged from 26 to 39 per cent, whilst the proportion classified as having low weight for age ranged from 10 to 19 per cent.
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  Gender mainstreaming in practice: a toolkit

  Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations Development Programme, 2007

  Considerable progress has been made in the area of gender equality in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS, yet, this has been matched by new circumstances and emerging challenges. This handbook is targeted at policy-makers charged with the day-to-day responsibility of gender mainstreaming.
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  The macroeconomics of remittances: the case of Tajikistan

  International Monetary Fund, 2006

  Labour migration and associated remittances have been a largely unexpected result of the transition of Tajikistan to a market economy. Against a background of economic instability and civil distress, migration from Tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact, with flows of remittances reaching around 50% of GDP.
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  Land tenure reform and gender equality

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2005

  This brief explores the reform of land tenure institutions which re-emerged in the 1990s, and asks if these reforms are any more gender sensitive than those of the past?The paper highlights that a focus of the recent reforms has been on land titling, designed to promote security of tenure and stimulate land markets.
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  HIV/AIDS in the transitional countries of eastern Europe and central Asia

  Clinical Medicine, 2005

  This article, from Clinical Medicine, examines how changing economic and social environments have contributed to AIDS epidemics in the transitional countries of eastern Europe and central Asia. The authors outline how AIDS became a major threat to health, economic stability and human development during the 1990s.
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  Sexual orientation and gender identity issues in development: a study of Swedish policy and administration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues in international development cooperation

  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2005

  This report is based on a study of Swedish policy and administration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and intersex issues in international development cooperation.Key findings show that:the level of knowledge and understanding among Sida and Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) staff on LGBT and intersex issues is uneven and often deficientthere is a limited awareness
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  White gold: the true cost of cotton: Uzbekistan, cotton and the crushing of a nation

  Environmental Justice Foundation, 2005

  This report details cotton production in the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan. The authors argue that this industry represents one of the most exploitative enterprises in the world, violating human rights and causing major damage to the environment.The document examines the political background in Uzbekistan and the regime’s practice of using child labour.
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  Lessons from transition economies: strong institutions are more important than the speed of reform

  Global Development Network, 2004

  After the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991 and market reforms were initiated, the economic performance of the successor states was disappointing.
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  Stealing the future: corruption in the classroom

  Transparency International, 2005

  This report presents ten studies carried out in Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Georgia, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Sierra Leone and Zambia.

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