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  Governing multinationals: the role of foreign direct liability

  Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2001

  This Briefing Paper outlines the implications of one way of enforcing corporate environmental, social and human rights standards across borders: ‘foreign direct liability’.The briefing paper concentrates on:globalization and the new challenge of corporate governancethe new foreign direct liability agendaan investigation into the reasons why foreign direct liability is happening
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  Privatisation of electricity distribution: some economic, social and political perspectives

  Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2001

  This article discusses the increasing privatisation of electricity distribution. This paper reviews international progress in privatisation and considers some of the realities of such a policy.The article concludes that:privatisation is portrayed as means of improving efficiency and bringing in funds for investment.
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  Negative alchemy?: corruption, compositions of capital flows, and currency crises

  Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2001

  This article discusses the relationship between crony capitalism and self-fulfilling expectations by international creditors.
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  Financial implications of the shrinking supply of U.S. Treasury securities

  International Monetary Fund, 2001

  This article begins by stating that recent improvements in fiscal positions in advanced countries have sharply curtailed the issuance of government securities and created the possibility that government securities could disappear in some countries.The possibility that this might happen in the U.S. is of striking importance, because of the international role the U.S.
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  Conflict dynamics in a three-level game: local, national, and international conflict in the horn of Africa

  Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 1999

  This paper begins with an introduction of a synthesis and analysis of the complex patterns of international wars and internal conflicts in the Horn of Africa over the past four decades.
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  The quality of bureaucracy and capital account policies

  World Bank, 2001

  This article investigates the relationship between the quality of bureaucracy and capital account policies.The article finds that, generally speaking, the more corrupt a country, the more likely it is to impose capital controls.
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  Sugar policy and reform

  World Bank, 2001

  This article discusses the issue of interventions into sugar markets.
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  Strengthening pastoral institutions in North-West China pastoral area to access improved extension services for risk management and poverty alleviation

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2001

  This report documents the in-depth situation assessment on Pastoral Risk Management and Poverty Alleviation, in Dari County.
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  From bystanders to collaborators: new roles for civil society in urban-industrial environmental governance in Asia

  Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 2001

  This paper explores an emerging approach to environmental governance characterized by the institutionalized and strategic engagement of civil society groups. It focuses particularly on the roles of civil society in monitoring, prodding, cajoling and/or partnering with government and/or the private sector to improve environmental performance in an urban-industrial setting.
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  The California electricity crisis: overview and international lessons

  Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2001

  This article discusses the disasterous effect of the deregulation of the Californian electricity system and the crisis this has caused.The article concludes that:many in California have come to the conclusion that liberalisation does not work.

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