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  Study of selected Fredskorpset exchange projects

  Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2003

  This report evaluates volunteer exchange projects of young people between institutions of Norway and countries of the South, as well as directly between Southern countries.
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  Trade liberalization and the structure of poverty in developing countries

  Global Trade Analysis Project, 2003

  This paper gives an analysis of the structure of poverty across a range of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and explores how national poverty rates could be affected by global trade liberalization.Some of the main findings from this analysis are:the poor tend to be more specialized in the earnings sources than the non-poor, which makes them more vulnerable to tra
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  Export dynamism and market access

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003

  This paper undertakes a product-specific analysis of the evolution of world trade over the past two decades.
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  Public participation in national biotechnology policy and biosafety regulation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper explores the challenges entailed in applying the principles and methods of public participation to national and international policy processes.
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  Fiscal incentives for biodiversity conservation: the ICMS ecológico in Brazil

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2000

  This paper evaluates the Brazilian tax revenue sharing scheme, ICMS Ecológico, designed to promote the conservation and management of protected areas.The scheme aims to compensate municipal governments for the loss of potential tax revenue from the designation of protected areas, mainly by the state and federal government.
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  Gender wage differentials in Brazil: trends over a turbulent era

  World Bank, 2003

  This study examines the gender wage gap in Brazil from the late 80s to 90s, and finds that economic reform and stabilization helped women to improve their relative position in the Brazilian labour market, and made a positive contribution to the reduction of inequality.The paper presents an overview of literature on gender discrimination in Brazil and presents an analysis of how the gender wage
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  Men and reproductive health programs: influencing gender norms

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2003

  This review outlines programs in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia that are designed to change social norms related to entrenched gender roles. It explains the methodologies each program employed to achieve this goal and presents findings from evaluations conducted to assess their efficacy.
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  Conference news: ageing, development and social protection

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2002

  The UNRISD conference examined the opportunities, problems and challenges of effective social protection for older people, including formal public policies and more informal strategies, such as household support systems.In Session One, participants considered the dynamics and challenges of population ageing in countries experiencing different development trajectories.
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  Financial stability and growth in emerging economies: the role of the financial sector

  Forum on Debt and Development, 2003

  This book analyses the issues that determine financial stability in developing countries, such as the robustness of their domestic financial sector, the soundness of their macroeconomic policies, the volatility of international capital flows, and the overall stability of the global financial system.
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  The IMF: wrong diagnosis, wrong medicine

  Oxfam, 1999

  Prepared as part of Oxfam International's Education Now campaign, this briefing paper evaluates the International Monetary Fund (IMF), offering information, statistics, case studies and recommendations for change.

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