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  Europe's coming demographic challenge: unlocking the value of health

  American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2008

  This paper looks at the effects of demographic issues on Europe’s transatlantic competition with the United States. It primarily focuses on economic competitiveness as an indicator, and demography in relation to labour markets, health care and education.
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  Promoting value chains of neglected and underutilized species for pro-poor growth and biodiversity conservation: guidelines and good practices

  Bioversity International, 2008

  Use of neglected and underutilised species (NUS) can play an important role in improving food security, conserving biodiversity and generating income and employment. Value chain development (VCD) can be a useful tool for realising these prospects, by linking supply capacities to market opportunities.
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  People, protected areas and global change: participatory conservation in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe

  NCCR North South, 2008

  This document compares findings from in-depth research on protected area (PA) management in Latin America Africa, Asia and Europe. It describes how PAs have been managed over the last 50-100 years and considers the ecological, social and economic benefits brought by enhanced participation.
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  Global Union Research Network (GURN)

  The GURN is a cooperation project of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) , the Global Union Federations (GUFs), the ILO's Internat
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  A life course approach to tackling obesity

  International Longevity Centre, 2008

  Obesity in England is a major public health problem among both adults and children which shows no signs of abating. predictions suggest that predicts that by 2050, if current trends persist, 60 percent of men, 50 percent of women and a quarter of children will be obese.
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  Which migration, what development? critical perspectives on European African relations

  The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, 2007

  In early 2006, the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects 2006 considered the economic implications of migration and remittances for poverty alleviation in Africa and elsewhere. Since then, migration and development have served as primary themes in conferences, workshops, and policy debates in Europe, North America, and elsewhere.
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  Planning for the ageing countryside in Britain and Japan: city-regions and the mobility of older people

  Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK, 2008

  This paper presents a comparative investigation of the urban to rural movement of older people in Japan and the UK. It highlights some thematic findings from case study research conducted both in Japan and UK, followed by a discussion of the lessons that can be learned from each other.
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  Large declines in defined benefit plans are not inevitable: the experience of Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States

  Pensions Institute, 2008

  Looking at the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland, this report evaluates the causes of decline in defined pension benefit plans and the move toward defined contribution pension plans.
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  Low fertility, labour supply, and retirement in Europe

  Department of Business and Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 2008

  The total fertility rate (TFR) has been falling in Europe since the early 1960s, and it is now well below replacement level in most European countries. This demographic development is likely to have major economic effects.
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  Training guide on Human Rights Instruments in the Euro-Mediterranean Instruments

  Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, 2007

  Part of a wider project aimed at strengthening the role of civil society in the Euromed region, this guide aims to facilitate civil society’s contribution to human rights promotion and protection within the Barcelona process and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).

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