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    The political economy of governance reforms in Uganda

    M. Robinson / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This paper presents three cases of successful governance reforms in Uganda, designed to promote structural changes in state institutions and change the incentives that shape the behaviour of state actors.
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    Making vaccine technologies work for the poor

    M. Leach, L. Turquet / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This policy briefing examines the factors that facilitate or impede the utilisation of vaccination technologies among the poor. The brief reports that while there have been advances in vaccination initiatives in many parts of the world, in some parts of Africa, the rates of routine vaccinations are either stagnant or falling.
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    Governance reform and institutional change in Brazil: fiscal responsibility and tax

    A. Schneider / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This paper contrasts two processes of governance reform that occurred in Brazil in the 1990s, one in relation to fiscal responsibility, the other in relation to tax.
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    IDS In Focus Issue 1: Social Protection

    S. Devereux, C. Gorman / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    Social protection has come a long way in a short time. Ten years ago, it was a new phrase for social safety nets, and was limited to interventions that provided short-term support to people lacking the capacity to cope on their own.
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    The power of labelling in development practice

    C. Eyben, J. Moncrieffe / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This paper addresses the issues of the power and politics of labelling in development.
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    Innovation and competitiveness: trends in unit prices in global trade

    R. Kaplinsky, A. S. Paulino / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    This paper examines trends in the price of globally traded products, and explores whether the degree of price fall reflects the technological content of different sectors.
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    Dangling by a thread: how sharp are the Chinese scissors?

    R. Kaplinsky, M. Morris / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This report examines the impact that China’s booming export industry is having on the textile and furniture exports and jobs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report finds that:China’s economic expansion has significant implications for SSA industry and growth by indirectly excluding outward-oriented SSA producers from global markets, and directly it squeezes locally-focused producers
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    New democratic trends in China? reforming the All-China Federation of Trade Unions

    J. Howell / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    This paper examines the rise of direct elections in the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), their significance for the reform of China’s sole trade union federation and for improving workers’ conditions, and their broader implications for processes of governance in China.It outlines the diverse pressures on the ACFTU to reform and the various initiatives taken to this end.
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    Sexuality and development

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    Using Robert Chambers’ framework of the multiple dimensions of poverty, this policy briefing highlights the many links between sexuality and poverty and suggests constructive ways to engage with sexuality as a development issue.It looks at a broader and more positive approach to sexuality, and how an environment that enables people to live out healthier, happier sexualities free from violence a
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    BRIDGE Bibliography 14: Women's Empowerment: An Annotated Bibliography

    E. Esplen, S. Heerah, C. Hunter / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
    What is 'women's empowerment' and how can we measure it? How is the concept being used in policy and practice and what are the problems with existing approaches? This bibliography gathers together a range of resources which discuss women's empowerment from different perspectives in order to provide an accessible introduction to key concepts, approaches and debates.

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