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The GM debate – who decides?: an analysis of decision-making about genetically modified crops in developing countries
Panos Institute, London, 2005GM (genetically modified) crops are rapidly gaining ground in developing countries, even though their adoption is highly controversial. This report explores how decisions are made about GM food crops in five developing countries - Brazil, India, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia - by drawing on current research and personal interviews.DocumentRemoving user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action
British Medical Journal, 2005This paper, published in the British Medical Journal, argues that African countries should move away from user fees for health, and outlines what actions should accompany their removal, drawing on experiences from South Africa, Zambia and Uganda.DocumentHow can Corporate Social Responsibility deliver in Africa?: insights from Kenya and Zambia
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2005This briefing paper describes key aspects of the emerging CSR agenda in two countries in sub- Saharan Africa (Kenya and Zambia) in order to explore what it would take to help unlock the potential private sector contribution to sustainable development in each country.Key points highlighted by the paper include:although the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining someDocumentThe SAZA study: implementing health financing reform in South Africa and Zambia
Health Policy and Planning, 2003This paper, published in Health Policy and Planning, explores the policy-making process in the 1990s in South Africa and Zambia, in relation to health care financing reforms, focusing on the role of technical analysts and technical knowledge.DocumentTrade preference erosion: expanded assessment of countries at risk of welfare losses
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2005This paper assesses the situation of the preference-reliant countries seen as being most at risk of experiencing negative welfare effects from preference erosion as a consequence of multilateral tariff liberalisation, with a focus on Bangladesh, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.The paper finds that, while most developing regions experienced welfare gains as a consequDocumentZambia: poverty and vulnerability assessment
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005This discussion paper documents poverty along a number of dimensions, including material deprivation, human deprivation, vulnerability, destitution, and social stigmatisation. It argues that there must be progress in all these areas if Zambia is to meet the MDGs.DocumentCivil society organisation (CSO) experiences of monitoring of food security issues in Zambia
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005Food security can be used as an indicator to measure the impact of poverty eradication programmes. This report from Zambia reinforces the value of collaborative, yet alternate strategies for assessing food security in different contexts, which then provides input for Government policy and poverty reduction strategies.DocumentThe path away from poverty: an easy look at Zambia's poverty reduction strategy paper 2002-2004
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005This paper is an easily digestable guide to the Zambian PRSP.DocumentEnding legalised violence against children: report for the East and Southern Africa regional consultation
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2005This report reviews law and policy in relation to corporal punishment and deliberate humiliation of children in each state in East and Southern Africa.DocumentPoverty reduction: are the strategies working?
World Vision, 20052005 has seen a new wave of development assistance initiatives in preparation for the UN Millennium Review, which put accountability at the centre of the development agenda.Pages