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  An exploratory study of internet usage at higher education institutions in Asia, Africa and Latin America: comparative synthesis

  International Institute of Infonomics, 2002

  This document synthesises and comments on the results of three regional studies into the use of the internet in higher education in the South. The authors state that relatively little is known about the impact of ICT on the higher education sector of the developing world.
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  Indigenous and traditional peoples and protected areas: principles, guidelines and case studies

  World Commission on Protected Areas, 2000

  This book is divided into two sections: the first discusses principles and guidelines for indigenous/traditional peoples and protected areas and the second provides case studies.The guidelines are based on the following recognition:protected areas will survive only if they are seen to be of value, in the widest sense, to the nation as a whole and to local people in particularthe rig
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  The economics of the “non-market economy” issue: Vietnam catfish case study

  Mekong Economics Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam, 2003

  The market/non-market economy distinction evolved during a time in which there was a clear divide between economies pursuing market-based economic and economies which were primarily centrally-planned.This paper:considers the concept of a non-market economy from a broad economic perspective as well as from the more narrow definition related to anti-dumpinganalyses the US Department o
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  Reducing girls' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: the Thai approach

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 1999

  This publication look specifically at the issue of the common practice in Thailand of young girls entering the sex industry. The author states that it is common, even usual in some areas, for parents to sell their daughters into sex work.
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  Understanding HIV-related stigma and resulting discrimination in Sub-Saharan Africa: emerging themes from early data collection in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2002

  Describes research that is underway in three African countries and Vietnam to investigate the causes, manifestations, and consequences of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and subsequent discriminatory acts. The basis for analysis is the community and its institutions (health facilities, the workplace, schools, and religious group)s.
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  The impact of Thailand's AIDS epidemic on older persons: quantitative evidence from a survey of key informants

  Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2000

  This report assesses the involvement of parents in Thailand in the caregiving and living arrangements of adult AIDS cases and the economic impact on the families and parents through expenditures on treatments and other routes.
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  The economic consequences for parents of losing an adult child to AIDS: evidence from Thailand

  Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2002

  This report examines the economic consequences for parents of losing an adult child to AIDS in Thailand with emphasis on the effects of parental caregiving.
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  Wayward and wagering: ‘Orang Nakal’ and risk taking in rural east Java

  Centre for International Development Issues, University of Nijmegen, 2002

  Most studies of social security and coping strategies in rural areas seem to agree on one assumption; poor villagers are risk aversive and security optimising.
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  Global Employment Trends 2002

  International Labour Organization, 2002

  This report estimates that the number of unemployed grew by 20 million since the beginning of 2001 to reach about 180 million at the end of 2002, and that the increase was most severe among women. In addition an increasing number of young people entering the labour market were unable to find jobs.
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  China's HIV Crisis

  Brookings Institution, 2002

  Although China enjoys growing wealth, increasing per capita incomes, and rising living standards, it also suffers from environmental degradation and a host of social ills including political unrest, increased crime, and a fraying social safety net.

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