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  Un style de vie en voie de mutation: considerations sur les peuples des forets denses humides (Bahuchet / FTRP /APFT)

  Future of Tropical Rainforest Peoples, 1999
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  Les aspects psychologiques dans la conduite du projet APFT [Psychological issues in change and modernisation amongst indigenous forest peoples] (Delorme / Mukuna / APFT / FTRP)

  Future of Tropical Rainforest Peoples, 1999
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  Forest / City Relations: Concept Paper for Research and Actions (Trefon / APFT / FTRP)

  Future of Tropical Rainforest Peoples, 1999
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  The situation of indigenous peoples in tropical forests (Bahuchet / FTRP / APFT)

  Future of Tropical Rainforest Peoples, 1999
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  Environmental inspections and emissions of the pulp and paper industry : the case of Quebec

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995

  Both inspections and the threat of inspections reduce pollution emissions. Moreover, inspections induce plants to report their emissions levels more frequently to regulators.Since the early 1970s, industrial countries have enacted (or amended) many environmental laws and regulations to control and improve air and water quality.
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  Is there a commercial case for tropical timber certification?

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995

  Timber certification is not expected to provide significant commercial benefits to developing countries in the near future.
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  The evolution of central banking

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995

  What have we learned about central banks? The principal factors affecting central bank autonomy in the past two centuries have been prevailing political conditions, a laissez faire environment, and the exchange rate regime (whether fixed or floating).Institutions we know as central banks emerged or were established as commercial banks or government banks.
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  Rural finance for growth and poverty alleviation in Pakistan

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1996

  To promote agricultural --- and hence economic --- growth, Pakistan must make more credit available to agricultural smallholders, the rural non farm sector, and women. Subsidizing interest rates is not the way to help marginal borrowers.
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  Roads, population pressures and deforestation in Thailand, 1976 - 1989

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997

  Population pressures play less of a role in deforestation than earlier studies of Thailand found. Between 1976 and 1989, Thailand lost 28 percent ofits forest cover.
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  Indonesia's small and medium - size exporters and their support systems

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1994

  In Indonesia, public institutions generally lack the commitment, resources, and flexibility needed to provide quality support to small and medium size enterprises, and industry associations often lack the professionalism and accountability needed to gain their confidence.

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