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    Varied pension schemes reach most poor households in Brazil

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Some researchers claim that non-contributory state pensions can reduce household poverty, increase family solidarity, improve access to health services and enhance school enrolment rates for girls. But they are also expensive – absorbing around eight percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil.
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    Supermarkets to spread in the developing world by 2015

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Supermarkets will continue to spread throughout the developing world over the next ten years. Income growth, urbanisation, and openness to foreign direct investment will be the key factors determining supermarkets’ increased market share of the retail sector.
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    New powers for global change?: Brazil as a regional player and an emerging global power: foreign policy strategies and the impact on the new international order

    Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., 2007
    Brazil is increasingly becoming an important player in world politics, both within the South American context and globally as one of the so-called BRICs. This essay examines the main lines of Brazilian foreign policy in the current presidency of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.
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    Making government budgets more accessible and equitable

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Involvement in the budget process in poor countries has traditionally been limited to a select group of political actors. But this has changed over the last decade with legislators, civil society groups and the media playing a more active role. What impact is broader engagement having?
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    Aid effectiveness in middle income countries: lessons from Brazil?

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    Over the last few years, there has been renewed consideration of the position of middle-income countries (MICs) in the aid debate. This draft discussion paper draws on the Brazilian experience with Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps) to illustrate differences in the aid relationship in MICs and discusses implications for the understanding of aid effectiveness.
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    Bioenergy: promises and challenges

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    High oil prices and concerns about the environmental effects of fossil fuels have stimulated interest in bioenergy – renewable biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and biomass. Can bionergy fulfill the promise claimed by its advocates? Can it become an environmentally sustainable, economically viable, pro-poor source of energy?
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    Chile and Venezuela: myths and realities of the arms race

    Center for International Policy, 2007
    This document reviews recent government expenditure patterns on arms in Chile, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. It particularly focuses on ascertaining the extent of an arms race escalation between Chile and Venezuela.
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    Global Information Society 2007

    Global Information Society Watch, 2007
    The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries.
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    Alcohol, gender and drinking problems: perspectives from low and middle income countries

    Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, WHO, 2005
    The central theme of this book argues that in order to understand alcohol consumption and its consequences, we need to better understand social and cultural influences on the differences between men and women. The countries specifically under discussion are: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uganda, Mexico, India, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
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    Citizens and science - whose knowledge counts?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Science and technology development have major implications for tackling poverty and promoting well-being in developing countries. Recent controversies, such as genetically modified food crops and AIDS drugs, have created new dimensions and needs for public involvement in decision-making.Some questions that the Citizenship DRC sought to answer include:

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