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inequality faced by most countries. The question studied in this paper is: How do international policies on aid, trade, and … factor movements affect the international distribution of income? To begin to answer this question, the authors calculate the … merchandise trade barriers imposed by high-income countries. In brief, there is a contradiction in international policies where …
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The five main lessons for Southern Africa from our review of the experiencewith cross-border power trading in other regions of the work are that: Security of supply concerns need to be explicitly addressed and understood by the parties to proposed cross-border transactions. Regional entities...
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several different sources (donor data bases, surveys of civil society organizations, country funding profiles) to determine …, among other things, how funds are reaching civil society and community-based organizations, how these funds are being used …
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Civil society in Yemen is vibrant and diverse but highly fragmented. It includes independent registered and organized … northern imamate amidst heavy immigration and modernization. A second stage of development took place in the late 1970s and …. As the political transition in Yemen continues, there is renewed interest in engaging local Civil Society Organizations …
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Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a prominent role in conflict-affected and fragile states. In the absence of … institutions and become primary providers of basic social services. At the same time, the international donor community has … Society Assessment Tool (CSAT) in Angola, Guinea Bissau, and Togo. The pilots were carried out from January 2004 to February …
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The beginning of the new millennium finds the Latin America and Caribbean region having made progress on several fronts. Health and education indicators continue to improve and all but one country hosts democratically elected governments. However, poverty rates are still high - 34.6 percent in...
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Migration in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is growing in importance, shaped by workers seeking opportunities abroad and governments implementing policies to meet skills needs and stimulate economic growth. Most migrants in the area are economic migrants, voluntarily moving abroad to...
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