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    Illegal logging: tackling crime, improving livelihoods

    Department for International Development, UK, 2007
    This document discusses the key issues behind illegal logging. With a focus on Cameroon, Indonesia and Ghana, it looks at ways in which the law can be used to reduce the extent of the problem. Key points include:
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    Long term planning for EFA and the MDGs: modes and mechanisms

    Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
    What are the different styles of long term planning? What are the processes and tools that are needed to develop long term plans for expanded access that can reconcile goals and targets with realistic resources?
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    Better hygiene:  washing hands with soap in Ghana

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Washing hands with soap is a simple and effective way to prevent the spread of many infectious diseases. Yet globally, hand washing rates are low. What factors affect hand washing behaviour in Ghana and what could motivate hygiene behaviour change?
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    Reaching out-of-school children in Ghana with multigrade schooling

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Northern Ghana has high levels of poverty, scattered settlements and low socio-economic activity. Many of the children in this area would never have been able to attend school if not for the School for Life programme, a model of multigrade schooling. What impact has it had on improving access to basic education?
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    Balancing old and new land rights in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Establishing and regulating land rights is vital for economic stability and growth in agrarian countries. There are several different land rights systems in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, from customary laws to the law administered by state courts. Policymakers should consider whether having several systems strengthens or confuses land rights for poor people.
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    ‘Phantom aid’: why technical assistance is ineffective, over-priced, imposed and outdated

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    In 2005 the international community promised unprecedented levels of aid. It is doubtful that rich countries will deliver on their promises. Also, between a quarter and a half of all aid is in the form of so-called technical assistance – consultants, research and training – despite evidence that this is often ineffective and can weaken local capabilities.
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    Stock market development in Sub-Saharan Africa: critical issues and challenges

    International Monetary Fund, 2007
    Stock markets can promote growth by enhancing the operations of domestic financial systems. Yet if they do not perform efficiently, stock market development can be detrimental to developing country’s markets given its high cost and poor financial structures. This paper examines the controversial link between stock market development and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
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    Achieving the MDGs in education: progress in the Commonwealth

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    In 2004, an estimated 77 million children of primary school age remained out of school worldwide. How are Commonwealth countries performing when it comes to progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in education and how likely are they to achieve these goals by 2015?
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    Global Corruption Report 2007

    Transparency International, 2007
    This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. The report provides comparative analysis of judicial corruption based on 32 country reports and provides
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    Transparency and accountability in Africa’s extractive industries: the role of legislature

    National Democratic Institute, 2007
    This report identifies the challenges that African legislators face in overseeing their countries’ oil and mining industries, as well as best practices in use around the world and recommendations for future engagement.

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