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  The political economy of international development and pro-poor livestock policies: a comparative assessment

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004

  This paper analyses political organisation and action that can be used to overcome the lack of voice of poor producers in the domestic and international policy arenas.
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  Synergies between the ODA and private investment: the 1993-2003 experience in Vietnam

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004

  As part of the OECD Global Forum on International Investment, the paper focuses on the official development assistance (ODA) given to this country over the course of Doi moi -Vietnam’s economic renovation- which started in late 1980s.The paper highlights the impact of ODA on the investment environment, particularly trade policies, transport and power sectors as well as the state of human resour
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  How are workers with family responsibilities faring in the workplace?

  International Labour Organization, 2004

  This paper looks at how discrimination associated with family responsibilities can lead to reduced incomes and a vicious cycle of poverty. Based on interviews of workers in Botswana, Honduras, Mexico, the Russian Federation, the United States, and Vietnam, this paper examines how family responsibilities affect the ability of parents to get jobs, keep jobs and earn a living wage.
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  Banking reform in the lower Mekong countries

  International Monetary Fund, 2004

  The paper reviews recent banking reform efforts in the lower Mekong countries (LMCs) of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Vietnam.As the paper points out, the three LMCs face the dual challenge of economic development and transition to market-based economies.
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  Poverty reduction, decentralization and community-based monitoring systems

  Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2003

  With a growing emphasis on good governance as a prerequisite to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been an accompanying pressure on governments to decentralise. Decentralisation has shifted greater responsibility to local government units to carry out policies and programs, brought with it greater demand for local level data.
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  Viet Nam: Foreign Direct Investment and postcrisis regional integration

  Asian Development Bank Institute, 2004

  This paper analyses the recent developments in FDI flows to Viet Nam and the impact they have on the Vietnamese economy.
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  HIV in injecting drug users in Asian countries

  British Medical Journal, 2004

  This paper, published by the British Medical Journal, asks why proven strategies to prevent the spread of HIV infection among and from injecting drug users are not being more widely adopted in Asian countries. Injecting drug use continues to proliferate in this region.
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  NORAD annual report 2003: statistics

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004

  This third section of Norad’s annual report introduces a range of statistics, in graphical form, relating primarily to the financial expenditure of Norad and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The first 28 tables of this section of the annual report present assistance provided by Norad which managed NOK 4.9 billions in 2003.More specifically, the section of the annual report includes:
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  Issues in essential obstetric care: report of a technical meeting of the Inter-Agency Group for Safe Motherhood

  Population Council, USA, 1996

  Essential Obstetric Care (EOC) is key to reducing the numbers of women who die as a result of childbirth. This document from the Population Council reports on a technical meeting of the Inter-Agency Group for Safe Motherhood, convened in May-June 1995.
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  Facilitating communications in response to HIV/AIDS in South-East Asia

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2001

  UNAIDS has coordinated an infoDev project in South-East Asia which promotes innovative projects for the use of information technologies with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries. This case study focuses on phase two of the project with particular reference to three countries: the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

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