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Conserving the peace: resources, livelihoods and security
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2002This book developed from meetings between conservationists and those in the UK government concerned with security and conflict prevention.The book is based on the premise that environmental mismanagement and resource scarcity, alone or in conjunction with other forces, can have such a destabilizing impact on communities and societies that they may experience high levels of insecurity and even sDocumentBenefits and shortcomings of intellectual property rights for small scale farmers in developing countries
Agricultural Information and Documentation Service for Development Cooperation, 2002Rafael Mariano from the Peasant Movement of the Philippines presents his case arguing that intellectual property rights, and more broadly science, have been co-opted by business interests (supported by the US) to strengthen their control over agricultural production and to open up new markets at the expense of small farmers and developing countries.In particular he argues: The 1991 ActDocumentThe making of the people's constitution : two views: I: process of constitution-making
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000The making of the Thai constitution stemmed from public demand for democracy. Whilst parliament considered and approved it, public opinion was listened to as widely as possible.DocumentEvolution of the National Metrology Society
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000Metrology is a science of measurement, testing, calibration and traceability.DocumentThe emergence of Chinese civil society and its signficance to governance
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000In Chinese history, civil society was contained within the political state. The emergence of a relatively independent civil society is therefore a product of modern China.DocumentPublic welfare NGOs and governance: the case of "Project Hope"
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000The "Project Hope" is a civil undertaking of public welfare, sponsored and carried out by China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF). By raising civil funds, this public welfare project aims at aiding those children who are unable to go to school because their families are poor.DocumentDomestic progress and foreign policy in China
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000In the last twenty years, China's foreign policy has been adjusted and changed dramatically. These changes in foreign policy are the first issue tackled by this paper.DocumentProfessional associations and civil self-governance in the economic field
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000China has explored ways of exercising the management of trades with the use of social organizations since the early 1980s. In 1997 the State Economic and Trade Commission decided to experiment with the reform of professional associations in the four cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Wenzhou.DocumentCivil society and limited government: take the Chinese Chambers of Commerce for example
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000The official name of China's chamber of commerce is the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.DocumentThe case of Kok Hin Khao land rights conflicts in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen - Thailand
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000This paper is a report on anthropological fieldwork on the civil society movements in northeastern Thailand.Pages