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    Universities as the drivers of urban economies in Asia: the case of Vietnam

    World Bank, 2006
    This study critically examines the issue of collaboration between universities and firms in Vietnam, as a tool for industrial development in that country. The article explores the role of universities in Vietnam's development in the context of increased challenges and opportunities brought about by globalisation.
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    Dairy cattle development: environmental consequences and pollution control options in Hanoi Province, North Vietnam

    IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, 2005
    This study assesses several pollution control options available to cattle farmers in North Vietnam. Cattle numbers in Vietnam (and with it cattle manure) are increasing as demand for milk rises. This is causing problems for the environment and for people’s health.The study focused on the Gia Lam district in suburban Hanoi, where cattle raising is becoming a key economic activity.
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    Household demand for improved water services in Ho Chi Minh City: a comparison of contingent valuation and choice modeling estimates

    IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, 2005
    This report assesses the willingness of people in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to pay for improvement in their water supply system. It also investigates what aspects of water supply, such as quality and water pressure, are most important. The study was carried out in response to the growing number of water supply problems in the city.
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    Do literacy programmes for indigenous people ignore gender?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Adult education programmes developed for or by indigenous communities rarely address gender inequalities. Programmes often aim to promote indigenous people’s rights, including bringing together communities who are actually differentiated along lines of gender, class and age. Despite their commitment to adjusting unequal power relations, course designers rarely mention gender.
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    Differing paths to development in Vietnam's Red River Delta

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Since reforms were introduced in 1986, Vietnam has achieved substantial poverty reduction, mostly through the redistribution of land to rural populations. Further economic growth will rely on creating new jobs and integrating agriculture into the market economy. The Red River Delta is a successful example.
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    Participatory monitoring: guidelines for practitioners in the fight against human trafficking

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    Participatory Monitoring (PM) tools are used as far as possible in the International Labour Organisation's project to combat trafficking in children and women in the Mekong sub-region. This toolkit, based on materials field-tested by project staff, has been designed to help monitor the project's progress, track trafficking and identify good practice.
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    Slipping through the net: can poor people benefit from the international fisheries trade?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    The global export value of fisheries products is around €60 billion annually and growing. This trade has significant implications for poor people in Asia, where fisheries provide food and income for poor, marginalised people.
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    Community participation in rural transport: contribution and participation issues in Vietnam

    Department for International Development, UK, 2005
    This study assesses the kind and range of contributions for rural transport development paid by local people and their impact on local livelihoods. The role of local participation in rural transport development is examined.
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    Research into the role of the private sector in rural transport

    Department for International Development, UK, 2005
    This study assesses the capacity and constraints to private sector participation in rural transport infrastructure, consulting and services in Vietnam.
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    Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006
    This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educational attainment and family size of the elderly over the next 30-40 years.

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