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  The impact of the war on terror on aid flows

  ActionAid International, 2004

  This paper examines how the "war on terror" is affecting aid flows, foreign policy and operational programmes, such as ngos. Key points from the paper include:the war on terror has had an impact on aid and is undermining development policy.
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  Socio-economic dominance of ethnic and racial groups: the African experience

  Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2004

  This paper argues that socio-economic dominance based on ethnic and race factors is a long standing phenomena in Africa, which was instigated by colonial rule and perpetuated by elite interests in capital accumulation and political power during the post-colonial era.
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  Africa at the crossroads: time to deliver

  Oxfam, 2002

  This paper outlines the changes Oxfam believes are needed in order to tackle the crisis facing Africa and to develop a new basis for partnership with the region. It proposes that these efforts will need to take into account the underlying causes of conflicts, including issues of natural resource extraction.
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  Aid and conflict: the policy coherence challenge

  WIDER Conference on Making Peace Work, 2004

  This paper explores the security dimensions of policy coherence for development (PCD) work, arguing that the future of aid lies in the intersection between security and development. Illustrating the interlinkages between security and development, the paper reports that there is growing evidence of a two-way causality.
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  Governance interventions in post-war situations: lessons learned

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This paper addresses governance issues in post-war situations as these are dealt with in three sets of literature: the growing case-based knowledge arising from the experience in internationally-assisted transitions from war to peace since the early 1990s.insofar as these transitions typically intended to establish a democratic post-war order, important insights can be drawn from the
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  The Warri crisis: fuelling violence

  Human Rights Watch, 2003

  This paper explores the Warri crisis in Nigeria.
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  Conflicts in Joint Forest Management: cases from South Rajasthan, India

  Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network, 2003

  Joint Forest Management (JFM) has been an important step for improving amangement and governance of forests in India. However, conflicts and conflict resolution arrangements in the JFM framework are one area where there is urgent need for attention.
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  Constructing authority alternatives in Colombia: globalisation and the transformation of governance

  Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2004

  This paper examines the new institutional arrangements that are emerging to replace or complement sovereign authority, as well as their consequences for state strength, legitimacy, and governance.
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  Deforestation, floods and state reactions in China and Thailand

  Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2002

  What factors motivate developing countries to prevent deforestation, which can cause serious environmental damage, such as flooding? Do democratic states take action more effectively than authoritarian states?
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  From civil strife to civic society: NGO-military cooperation in peace operations

  Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University, 2003

  This article examines the various factors impeding effective NGO-military cooperation, and offers suggestions for improvement of the relationship.

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