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  Making European aid democratic

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  European Community (EC) development aid claims to be focused on poverty reduction, human rights, participation and democracy. But it is debatable how much civil society organisations influence the Country Strategy Papers that determine how this aid is distributed. 
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  Community initiatives: slum dwellers can do it for themselves

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  When slum dwellers and their organisations work with their government and external agencies to ‘significantly improve their lives’ (Millennium Development Goal target 11) they often succeed where governments on their own fail. Many of the solutions are cost-effective, sustainable and have reached hundreds of thousands of slum dwellers.
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  The GM decision-making process: who decides?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Genetically modified (GM) crops are legally grown in over 17 countries worldwide. Three of the world’s five largest GM producers – Argentina, China and Brazil – are developing countries (the other two are USA and Canada). How do governments in developing countries make decisions concerning GM crops and who has access to these decision-makers?
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  Private education is good for poor people in Africa and Asia

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  The accepted wisdom says that, to achieve universal basic education, massive amounts of aid need to be invested in public education systems: the Commission for Africa recommends an additional $7 to $8 billion per year.
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  Migrants lack information on UK banks’ remittance services

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Money sent by migrants to their families is the second largest financial flow to the developing world, after foreign direct investment. However, there is little information on remittance products and services available to migrants.  A new project ‘Sending Money Home?’ based in the UK, aims to fill this gap and make money transfers easier for those on a low income.
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  Health system capacities in developing countries and global health initiatives on communicable diseases

  Uma Lele, Personal Website, 2005

  The paper assesses seven international health programs addressing communicable diseases, primarily focusing on the focus on the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM) and its interactions with other organisations. It argues that global health programmes need to shift away from a tendency for crisis management to a greater focus on longer-term strategic planning and implementati
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  Marketing water and sanitation to poor people

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Selling water and sanitation is like any other business. Managers need to keep the customers satisfied, increase market share and maximise revenues. However, water utilities currently fail to consider poor customers. Fixed managerial practices and engineering standards prevent consideration of how to extend coverage to people in informal settlements.
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  Agriculture heals the wounds of conflict

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Many developing countries are recovering from different humanitarian crises: genocide in Cambodia, civil war in Rwanda, famine in North Korea, conflict in Palestine and Afghanistan, the tsunami in Indonesia. A new report suggests that agricultural development can help countries to recover from violent conflicts and natural disasters.
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  Crop wars: can obstacles to genetically modified crops be removed?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Controversy continues over safety standards for biotechnology products such as genetically modified (GM) crops. Although benefits have been documented for a number of GM crops, most developing countries have denied permission to plant GM seeds.
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  Looking for a quick fix: how weak social auditing is keeping workers in sweatshops

  Clean Clothes Campaign, 2005

  This report argues that social audits as they are currently carried out often fail to deliver as a tool for checking working conditions in facilities producing garments and sports shoes.

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