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AIDS, public policy and child well-being
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2001This paper presents the findings of a global study carried out in 2000 on the specific impact of HIV/AIDS on children.DocumentTowards universal health care coverage: a goal-oriented framework for policy analysis
Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2000Whether funded through taxes or by contributions to social insurance schemes, many industrialised countries ensure their populations have access to affordable healthcare when needed.DocumentChild mortality in Maharashtra, India
Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2002This article examines official statistics on child mortality rates in Maharashtra, and compares them against an initial set of findings on child and infant mortality that also measured extent and causes of under-reporting of child deaths.DocumentThe information needs of the global child rights community: a role for the child rights information network
Child Rights Information Network, 2002This working paper is a final draft of research into the needs of the child rights community.DocumentNepal and Pakistan: case studies of education project approaches to gender mainstreaming.
Cambridge Education Consultants, 1999The paper relates to two DFID supported education projects: one in Punjab (Pakistan), the Punjab Middle Schools Project (PMSP), and one in Nepal, the Secondary Education Project (SEP).DocumentEconomic reforms and industrial performance: an analysis of capacity utilisation in Indian manufacturing
Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, 2002The paper examines the impact of economic policy on economic capacity utilization (CU) in Indian manufacturing sector over 1974-1998. CU captures the output gap between actual output and capacity output and is used as an indicator of industrial performance, the simulation of CU is a major reason why liberal reforms were introduced during the period studied.DocumentThe contractual approach: new partnerships for health in developing countries
World Health Organization, 1997During the past 30 years the health systems of the countries in greatest need have undergone far-reaching changes. In the 1960s many of these countries adopted free health care, which eventually led to a funding crisis. At the same time, the private sector was experiencing a period of growth.DocumentPractical issues in contracting for primary health care delivery: lessons from two large projects in Bangladesh
World Bank, 2002There is increasing interest in developing countries, in contracting with NGOs and the for-profit private sector to deliver primary health care (PHC) including nutrition and family planning services.DocumentConserving the peace: resources, livelihoods and security
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2002This book developed from meetings between conservationists and those in the UK government concerned with security and conflict prevention.The book is based on the premise that environmental mismanagement and resource scarcity, alone or in conjunction with other forces, can have such a destabilizing impact on communities and societies that they may experience high levels of insecurity and even sDocumentBenefits and shortcomings of intellectual property rights for small scale farmers in developing countries
Agricultural Information and Documentation Service for Development Cooperation, 2002Rafael Mariano from the Peasant Movement of the Philippines presents his case arguing that intellectual property rights, and more broadly science, have been co-opted by business interests (supported by the US) to strengthen their control over agricultural production and to open up new markets at the expense of small farmers and developing countries.In particular he argues: The 1991 ActPages