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External Evaluation of IMF Surveillance
International Monetary Fund, 1999Independent report of the policy impact of IMF monitoring reports on the economic policy of its member countries.DocumentEntering the 21st Century: World Development Report 1999/2000
World Development Report, World Bank, 1999Localization—the growing economic and political power of cities, provinces, and other sub-national entities—will be one of the most important new trends in the 21st century.DocumentBy the Sweat & Toil of Children: Volume V: Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor
International Child Labor Program, USA, 1999provides an assessment of the child labor situation in 16 countries.4 It reviews the extent and nature of child labor in these countries and establishes a framework that can be used in future studies to evaluate progress in eliminating the problemFocuses on three main areas:law and enforcement provision of primary educationimplementaDocumentReport on labour practices in Burma
International Child Labor Program, USA, 1998Surveys, analyzes, and summarizes the major allegations US concerning labor practices in Burma.DocumentCan China feed itself?: A System for Evaluation of Policy Options
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 1999Decision-support application for planners and policymakers.DocumentCrop Biotechnology in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework for Ex Ante Economic Analyses
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, Bonn, 1998Presents a framework within which the potential costs (including negative outcomes) and benefits of specific biotechnologies can be analysed within a developing country context.Method takes into account institutional arrangements and political support systems, and aims to support policy decision making at various stages of the technology adoption path.DocumentLighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island
National Academies Press, 1999Knowledge Assessment is a methodology to evaluate a community's ability to acquire, diffuse, and utilize knowledge created by the USA National Research Council at the request of the World Bank. It was conceived to assist developing countries or other jurisdictions to cultivate knowledge-based enterprises capable of generating wealth from knowledge and technology.DocumentFamily Influences on Zimbabwean Women’ s Reproductive Decisions and their Participation in the Wider Society
Family Health International, 1999Explores the roles of husbands and mothers-in-law in reproductive decision-making and women’s participation in development. It addresses the question of whether women and their families believe lower fertility should enable young mothers to engage in activity outside the domestic sphere.DocumentMonitoring and Evaluation Capacity Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Governance Programming
Institute on Governance, 1999Review of experience of projects aimed at developing governance and policy-forming capacity in Africa (particularly World Bank experience).Finds that governance failures in SSA are often attributable in whole or in part to:governments’ unwillingness to make themselves accountable to the citizens they are supposed to servethe inability of citizens and of the organizations and instituDocumentThe Regional Water Balance Statement: a new tool for water resources planning
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1999It is widely accepted that the effective planning of water resources becomes more urgent with each passing year. Some would argue that this need is driven by the increasing size and density of human populations at the catchment and urban scale. Others point out that exponential growth in economic output and consumption produces ever higher volumes of waste water.Pages