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Gender and labour market liberalisation in Africa
African Labour Research Network, 2004This report examines the liberalisation of the labour market in Africa from a gender perspective. It analyses current economic and labour policies of seven African countries to see their impact on the labour force and the organised labour movement in general, and women in particular.DocumentMigration and pro-poor policy in Africa
Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004This paper reports on the findings of a survey on migration and pro-poor policy in Africa.DocumentExplaining African economic growth performance: the case of Ghana
Global Development Network, 2002With positive economic growth since the mid 1980s, Ghana has regularly been put forward as a showcase of success in Africa. What accounts for this growth? This paper examines Ghana’s growth record and the macroeconomic policies that produced this growth.The authors review Ghana’s economic performance and note that Ghana’s overall growth record has one of unevenness.DocumentWater justice for all: global and local resistance to the control and commodification of water
Friends of the Earth International, 2003This report explores the issue of global water justice.DocumentHighly affected, rarely considered: the International Youth Parliament Commission’s report on the impacts of globalisation on young people
International Youth Parliament, Oxfam, 2003This report presents the view of the Youth Commission on Globalisation, an International Youth Parliament (IYP) initiative, on some of the challenges that globalisation presents to the world.DocumentSpreading the gains from globalisation: what can be learned from value chains analysis?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000This paper analyses the unequal character of recent processes of globalisation and identifies key policies that can help redress this imbalance.DocumentAssessment of investment climate in Georgia
Local Government Information Center, Georgia, 2003There is no need to explain the importance of investment for national economies. Investment, along with consumption and savings, plays a central role in a country’s economic performance. However, Georgia lacks the necessary investment resources required for development, and so, foreign investments are considered crucial for economic development and growth.DocumentThe information revolution and globalization: seizing new opportunities for youth employment
Youth Employment Summit, 2002This paper is about how to harness IT to foster youth employment or livelihood opportunities in developing countries.DocumentWater privatisation in Latin America, 2002
Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2002This report sets out the main developments and current situation in respect of water privatisation and restructuring in Latin America as at June 2002. It assesses the multinationals active in Latin America; issues of public sector water and resistance; the Argentina crisis; conditionality problems; labour issues; and public finance. It presents developments by country in south and central America.DocumentUnderstanding the links: globalization, health sector reform, gender and reproductive health
Ford Foundation, 2003The paper considers the relevance of globalisation for women’s reproductive health and rights in the context of health sector programs and provides a gender analysis of sector-wide programs (SWAPs) and sector reforms examining how reproductive health is defined in sector-wide programs.Pages
