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Seen, heard and counted: rethinking care in a development context
Development and Change Journal, 2012This is a diverse collection of contributions covering various aspects of care from around the world, from Chinese women’s burdens under economic reform, to the political and social organisation of childcare in Argentina.DocumentBest investments in emerging markets: MINT is the next BRIC
2013A catchy new acronym is gaining traction and points to the next big opportunity in emerging markets. Four emerging markets - Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey - make up the MINT economies. Like BRIC before them, these four are expected to outpace the developed world over coming years.DocumentFinancial structure matters for economic growth
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009There is an unresolved debate over whether banks or markets are better at providing financial services and stimulating economic growth. Recent studies showing that neither bank-based nor market-based systems are particularly linked with growth, and they fail to take account of different national experiences.DocumentLatin American indigenous movements in the context of globalisation
Global Policy Forum, 2004This paper addresses the impact of recent globalisation trends on indigenous Latin America. It particularly focuses on the effects on autonomy, control over natural resources, and displacement.DocumentWhen more is less: the limited impact of foreign investment in the Americas
Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2008According to a report by the Working Group on Development and Environment in the Americas the impact of foreign investment liberalisation in Latin America shows that, with some exceptions, foreign investment has fallen far short of stimulating broad-based economic growth and environmental protection in the region.DocumentMeso-level restructuring of the food industry in developing countries: synthesis report - meso study
Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.DocumentUnderstanding the links between migration and development
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008There is much debate as to whether migration promotes development in home countries. While cash remittances sent by diaspora populations do benefit home countries, policymakers must recognise the social and economic costs caused by emigration and seek to enhance the positive links where possible.DocumentEngaging neoliberal conservation
Conservation and Society, 2008The growing body of work on the 'neoliberalisation of nature' has paid little attention to conservation policy and its impacts. Similarly, studies of conservation have generally overlooked the broader context of neoliberalism. This latest edition of Conservation and Society journal explores what can be gained by seeing conservation through a neoliberal lense.DocumentDeterminants of wage differentials in the maquila industry in Mexico: a gender perspective
The International Working Group on Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics, 2007The off-shore industry located in the Mexico-United States border region commonly referred as the maquila industry has been highly dynamic. This paper provides a brief overview of how employment and wages have developed in the Maquila industry and presents the results of the econometric estimates and the calculation of the wage gaps.DocumentPolicy space for Mexican maize: protecting agro-biodiversity by promoting rural livelihoods
Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2007This policy analysis examines the room for alternative policies for agricultural provisions in Mexico under existing economic and environmental agreements, including North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).Pages
