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Review of Susantha Goonatilake's 'Recolonisation: Foreign Funded NGOs in Sri Lanka' . Takes up case studies of some … leading development and human rights NGOs in Sri Lanka, arguing that NGOs are neither more efficient than the government …
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Journalism in South Asia is facing many challenges with physical security being a major issue in most of the region. Several countries may have improved relatively due to decisions to reduce the risks involved in reporting highly sensitive stories. Though all countries in South Asia have formal...
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This report investigates how more and better jobs can be created in South Asia. It does so for two reasons. First, this region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next several decades. It is important to determine...
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infrastructure projects in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) region, connecting Nepal, eastern India … describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …
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concerns of those who live in makeshifts and camps in conflict affected areas. It provides an overview of the current ground …
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This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries (these include Asian countries like …
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looked into the complementary role of NGOs, civil society, family. Interviews with 55 female sex-workers in the Chaturbhuj …
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It is attempted to understand the implications of equality in water distribution on social welfare with a simple abstract analysis using Leontief-type fixed production function.
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important industry groups who revised their positions, and new NGOs that promoted reform. The preferences of actors and their … of a pro-reform constituency among industry and NGOs. Yet preference formation is complex and depends on interpretation …
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This study tried to bring together the experiences of different approaches to incentives followed by six NGOs in the …
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