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  Contract farming in the world’s poultry industry

  GRAIN, 2008

  This paper examines contract farming in the poultry sectors of Brazil and Thailand. It explores the benefits and problems that small farmers face as a result of large company control over the poultry industry. The authors also discuss the environmental impact of increased meat production.
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  SexPolitics: reports from the front lines

  Sexuality Policy Watch, 2008

  How and why are gender and sexuality being used in political power struggles within and across countries and institutions? This question was at the heart of a project launched by Sexuality Policy Watch in 2004 - a transnational, cross-cultural research initiative seeking to capture the dynamics of contemporary sexual politics.
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  The vulnerability of global cities to climate hazards

  Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University, 2008

  This paper examines the vulnerabilities of three global coastal cities – Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai – to climate hazards. It highlights system characteristics that, in unique combinations, create place-based vulnerabilities to climate hazards. These vulnerabilities are described and implications for city planners and managers are presented.
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  Levels of male partner violence against women are too high and must be addressed

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008

  Physical and sexual abuse in the home is a common occurrence worldwide. However some cultures are more tolerant of domestic violence than others and the levels of violence vary enormously from country to country. Physical and sexual violence by men against their partners is a serious public health problem that must be addressed.
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  Evaluating the impact of Brazil’s Bolsa Família: Cash transfer programmes in comparative perspective

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007

  Created in 2004, Brazil's Bolsa Familia programme consists of monthly cash transfers to poor households with children or pregnant women and unconditional transfers to extremely poor households. This paper examines how successfully and efficiently Bolsa Familia eases poverty and breaks its intergenerational transmission.
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  Is all socioeconomic inequality among racial groups in Brazil caused by racial discrimination?

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008

  This working paper looks at whether current racial discrimination is to blame for the persistent inequalities between whites and blacks in Brazil. The three main conclusions are:
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  Mobilizing the private sector for public education: a view from the trenches

  World Bank, 2007

  The papers in this book, initially presented at a conference hosted by the World Bank and the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, demonstrate that public–private initiatives are widespread.
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  Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and missed opportunities for prevention among pregnant women attending health services in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil

  Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007

  Vertical transmission or mother-to-child transmission, is the main source of the HIV infection in children.
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  Adolescents and civil engagement: social engagement and young people

  Child Rights Information Network, 2007

  The term “social entrepreneurship” has emerged as a recognisable field in development work with young people. This growing interest began in the 1980s with the emergence of two schools of practice that aimed to invest in young people to promote positive social change and innovative solutions that can be sustained and replicated.
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  Words or action?: transition from indigenous activism to political power: challenges from South America

  Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples - University of Tromsø, 2006

  This reports reflects the discussions and outcomes of the Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples at the University of Tromsø from the 5th-6th of October 2006.  The Forum focused exclusively on South America, with individual case studies highlighting recent developments in Brazil and Bolivia.

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