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  Child farm labor: the wealth paradox

  Economics department, University of Bristol, 2003

  This paper is motivated by the observation that children in land-rich households are often more likely to be in work than the children of land-poor households.The vast majority of working children in developing countries are in agricultural work, predominantly on farms operated by their families.
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  Trade Liberalisation and the Crop Sector in Bangladesh

  Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2003

  The liberalisation of the crop sector in Bangladesh will affect more than just production and imports. As the source of staple food, livelihood and employment for millions of people, changes in the crop sector could have far-reaching impacts on poverty and welfare. This paper addresses some of these issues and their implications.
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  National Agricultural Research Systems experiences in the use of participatory approaches to animal health research in Kenya

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003

  This paper highlights experiences arising from the use of participatory approaches (PAs) in animal health research by some National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Kenya.
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  Water without frontiers: improved management of transboundary water resources

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Over 40 per cent of the world’s population share water basins and aquifers (a rock-based source of groundwater) with neighbouring states. Can the management of transboundary water resources foster poverty reduction, sustainable environmental protection and political stability? Has the international community a role to play as a third party mediator between wary states?
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  Distinguishing rhetoric from reality: the search for common ground in water and sanitation

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  As water becomes increasingly scarce, should we focus on controlling demand or augmenting supply? Can the split between public and private management of water be resolved? Should water be reserved for food production or can food security be guaranteed through trade? How should developing countries adjust their economies in response to water stress?
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  The commodification of water: leaving us high and dry?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Who owns water? Should anybody own it? Is water a human need or a human right? As the world’s water crisis worsens, can private sector management come to the rescue – or is fresh water in danger of becoming big business and a preserve of the wealthy?
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  Stand and deliver!: analyses of the World Bank's World Development Report 2004

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  Here, three Research Fellows from IDS give their responses to the draft World Development Report 2004 'Making Services Work For Poor People'.The responses examine specific aspects of the report namely:Improving the accountability of providers and policy makers in service delivery - and the role of the Bank in thisThe reports failure to pay enough attention to two important aspects o
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  WWF Briefing Series: a guide to Cancun and the environment

  WWF Cancún Page, 2003

  Series of briefing papers presenting WWF recommended actions for the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancun.
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  Pro-poor irrigation management transfer?

  International Water Management Institute, 2003

  This briefing argues that Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) can contribute to rural poverty by aggravating existing inequities within irrigation schemes or introducing new ones.
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  Improving water productivity: how do we get more crop from every drop?

  International Water Management Institute, 2003

  This briefing demonstrates that agriculture currently consumes 70% of the world's developed fresh water supplies and that by improving the productivity of water used for agriculture by 40%, it is possible to reduce the amount of additional freshwater withdrawals needed to feed the world's growing population to 0. The briefing asks: what steps can policy makers take now?

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