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    More vulnerable: the impact of the economic downturn on women in Cambodia

    Oxfam, 2010
    The global economic downturn in recent 2008 affected negatively Cambodia’s major economy base, which relies particularly on textile exports, international tourist arrivals, and foreign investment property markets. The economic downturn has had disproportionately strong negative impacts on women in Cambodia, considering that women dominate the workforce in garment factories.
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    Accounting for China’s growth

    Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, 2010
    There has been continued debate over the sources of China’s remarkable growth over the last three decades. This paper tries to determine and quantify the sources of China’s impressive economic growth.
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    Global employment trends January 2010

    International Labour Organization, 2010
    Even though the global economy appeared to start growing again during the closing months of 2009, labour markets showed little sign of improving. The number of unemployed persons is estimated at 212 million in 2009, representing an increase of almost 34 million over the number of unemployed in 2007, with the bulk of this increase occurred in 2009.
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    TNC FDI firms and domestic SME linkages: reflecting on three SADC case studies

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2009
    The research process underpinning this article was focused on casting some light on factors influencing the way in which developing countries can enhance linkages between Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) firms and domestic Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
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    Facing challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequalities in the Arab region: do policy choices of Arab governments still hold after the global crisis?

    Arab NGO Network for Development, 2009
    Countries in the Arab region are particularly vulnerable to the fallout of the global economic crisis as a result of already existing high levels of unemployment, dependency on food imports, widespread conflict and political insecurity and vulnerability to impact of climate change.
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    Protifolon: Impact of global financial crisis on the economy of Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2009
    Since the collapse of the United States sub prime mortgage market and the subsequent international global crisis, many developed and developing countries have been plunged into deep recession. Bangladesh, whose economy is less dependent than some on international capital and foreign investment, found itself in a less critical position but still took early steps to shield it's economy.
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    ‘Beyond Aid’ for sustainable development

    Overseas Development Institute, 2009
    This project briefing starts by conceding that  prospects for developing countries are shaped by issues like domestic and regional politics and aid. However, it looks at 'beyond aid' issues like  trade, migration, investment, environmental issues, security and technology.
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    The Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon

    The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University provide a range of academic undergraduate, graduate and MBA programmes.
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    Are exporters in Africa facing reduced availability of trade finance

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    This paper refers to the literature on the impact of economic crises on trade finance and examines policymakers concerns about this issue. It then provides some evidence about whether or not firms in sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing problems in obtaining trade finance.
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    Global financial and food crisis: a Malysian perspective

    Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia, 2009
    High food prices from 2007 through mid-2008 spawned serious implications for food security, macroeconomic stability and even political stability in many countries, especially developing ones.

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