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    The backstage of civil society: protagonisms, networks, and affinities between civil organisations in São Paulo

    Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2008
    Despite the widespread attention given to civil organisations, this paper notes surprisingly little is known about their modus operandi. The idea that they possess general characterisations of a societal action groups, and are usually united by common principles, has sustained widespread consensual views about the potentialities of civil society.
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    Contracting out health services: broadening coverage, raising quality, lowering cost

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Contracting out public services is a way for governments to complement their own delivery of services. It is particularly effective for high risk or hard-to-reach populations that can be more effectively served by private groups. It can also contribute to more efficient delivery of primary health care (PHC).
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    Intergenerational coresidence in developing countries

    Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, 2008
    Is coresidence of elderly people with their children really on the decline in most developing countries, as much research suggests? This analysis uses new data and measures to assess changes in intergenerational coresidence in 15 developing countries.
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    Forests and the biodiversity convention: independent monitoring of the implementation of the expanded programme of work: summary report

    Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008
    This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity.
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    Extending financial services with banking agents

    Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 2008
    To reach remote municipalities, banks in Brazil use local agents such as vendors, lottery outlets and post offices to manage their operations at the village level. This has several advantages: lower set-up and running costs
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    Biofuel and global biodiversity

    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2008
    How is the increasing demand of plant biomass for biofuels exacerbating agriculture’s impact on biodiversity? This document analyses how biofuels are changing land-use patterns in many regions around the world, including some of the most diverse and sensitive regions on the planet, and provides recommendations for moving biofuel production toward more sustainable systems.
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    Do changes in the labour market take families out of poverty? Determinants of exiting poverty in Brazilian Metropolitan Regions

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008
    This paper examines the likelihood and the determinants of households' exit out of poverty taking into consideration the length of time the household has spent in poverty. It analyses whether short-term changes in the labour market affect the probability of exiting or remaining in poverty. The paper finds:
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    The Individual and the Political: Promundo's Evolving Approaches in Engaging Young Men in Transforming Masculinities

    BRIDGE, 2007
    How can resistance to inequitable and/or violent forms of masculinity be promoted? Instituto Promundo - a Brazilian initiative against gender violence - focuses on promoting positive masculinities. This paper discusses the process which established the project, such as consultations with young men from a variety of contexts.
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    Organic certification schemes: managerial skills and associated costs

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    Certification is critical in organic markets as it enables organic producers to access new export and domestic market opportunities and premium prices due to the fact that organic quality adds value to products. Whilst in developed countries, economic incentives and enabling policies and regulations have
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    Sustainability as a smokescreen: the inadequacy of certifying fuels and feeds

    Friends of the Earth International, 2008
    Are certification schemes handling the environmental and social problems caused by vast monocultures of sugarcane and soy? This research looks at the production of sugarcane and soy in the Mercosur countries in Latin America and examines whether the existing or proposed certification systems can manage the risks associated with their production.

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