This study draws on the considerable amount of literature available on the small and artisanal mining sectors in Zimbabwe and examines the extent of the problem to determine if solutions can be found to the current conflict between employment and environment. It is hoped that the study will...

Focuses on the problem of the desalinization of irrigated land in the Lower Colorado River Basin.

Considers various policy options, such as legislation, standard setting, the polluter pays principle and debt-for-nature swaps, in addition to economic instruments.

Describes the activities of Youth Business International (YBI) in aiding unemployed young people to become entrepreneurs.

Argues that the changeover from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) had little effect on industrialization policies of middle-income countries.