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  Gender disparity in South Asia : comparisons betwen and within countries

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1998

  While gender disparities in health and education outcomes are higher on average in South Asian than in other countries, the large within country differences in gender disparity, between Indian states or Pakistani provinces, demand more local explanations.
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  Tackling health transition in China

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  After three decades of great improvements in China's health status, health gains have eroded recently. The three main causes of this have been changes in government financing of the health sector, the shift to a more market-oriented economy, and a shift toward more noncommunicable diseases and injuries, the prevention of which has not been a traditional part of China's public health programs.
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  State of World Population Report 1998: the new generations

  United Nations Population Fund, 1998

  The momentum of global population growth is slowing. Thanks to the efforts ofthe past 30 years, growth rates have fallen and will fall further in the coming decades. But because of high fertility in the past, world population is still growing by over 80 million a year.
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  Violence Against Women Information Pack: a priority health issue

  Women's Health and Development Programme, WHO, 1998

  Package focuses on violence in families, rape and sexual assault, violence against women in situations of conflict and displacement, as well as violence against the girl child. The consequences of violence on women's health and the role that public health workers can play in multi-sectoral efforts to end the violence are explored.
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  The Social Consequences of the East Asian Financial Crisis

  Social Crisis in East Asia, World Bank, 1998

  What began as a currency crisis in Thailand has evolved into a social crisis across the region and beyond. Within East Asia it was initially hoped that the crisis would involve a sharp contraction and sharp recovery—a "V"-shaped response to a shock, as occurred in Mexico after the 1994/95 currency crisis.
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  UNDP Poverty report 1998: Overcoming Human Poverty [summary]

  Poverty Elimination Programme, UNDP, 1998

  Report notes that around one third of people in developing countries continue to live in ‘income poverty’ — earning less than $1 per day. But it emphasizes the importance of looking beyond income to address human poverty — the lack of essential human capabilities such as being literate, healthy and adequately nourished.
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  The New 'Knowers' of West Africa. Muslims, Education and Social Change. A commentated bibliography.

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  Bibliography presents summaries of and comments on eight different texts, each providing important contributions to the subject of Muslims, education and social change in West Africa.
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  Men and Reproductive Health

  Family Health International, 1998

  To serve men better, programs need to reconcile conflicting opinions and views about men and reproductive health. General goals to consider when designing programs to address men and reproductive health, within the context of gender equity, are given.Collection of short essays
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  From Reproductive Health to Sexual Rights: Achievements and Future Challenges

  Global Reproductive Health Forum, 1997

  Paper aims to map recent changes in discourse on sexuality and reproduction and identify new conceptual perspectives on gender and sexuality. First, it examines the etymology of recently legitimised concepts reproductive rights, sexual health, and sexual rights which are related to, but separate from, the concept of reproductive health.
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  Male involvement in gender equality and in counteracting violence against women: listing of materials available on Internet

  Q Web Sweden: a Women's Empowerment Base, 1999

  Surveys of Internet the last few years have shown a rapid increase of web pages dealing with "male involvement". They call for action to promote equality for women and men and to counteract violence in the family and in the society.

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