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Journal article

Meeting the challenges to scaling up HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa

01/04/2007

12 pages long

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AIDS-related morbidity and mortality not only affects individuals and their families, but is rapidly undermining African states’ capacity to develop. Stemming the impacts of the pandemic has therefore become a major concern. This calls for meeting the needs for care and support of those affected, and increasing the access of persons living with HIV/AIDS to […]

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Increasing strategic accountability: a framework for international NGOs

01/04/2007

18 pages long

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The accountability of international development NGOs (INGOs) has attracted a great deal of interest from academics and development practitioners. INGO accountability falls into two categories: practical accountability (for the use of inputs, the way activities are performed, and outputs) and strategic accountability for INGOs’ performance in relation to their mission. This article presents a conceptual […]

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Journal article

Editorial

01/04/2007

2 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Journal article

Design for development: a review of emerging methodologies

01/04/2007

11 pages long

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This article reviews current methodologies for the design of development projects and identifies foundational reasons for conflict between design approaches and participatory methods. A number of alternative approaches to the design of interventions in social systems are examined, and the potential application of some of these new ideas within a visioning process that is based […]

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Briefing paper

All Costs, No Benefits: How TRIPS plus intellectual property rules in the US-Jordan FTA affect access to medicines

21/03/2007

4 documents

37 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The USA continues to impose TRIPS-plus rules on developing countries, thus preventing poor people from accessing inexpensive, generic medicines. Jordan was required under the terms of its WTO accession package and its free trade agreement (FTA) with the USA to introduce TRIPS-plus rules. Medicine prices have increased drastically, and TRIPS-plus rules were partly responsible for […]

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Case study

The effect of the free trade agreement with the US on cotton farmers in Peri: Cotton is No Longer ‘White Gold’

20/03/2007

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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Agriculture employs nearly a quarter of the people in Peru, and cotton is a major crop. The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the US and Peru threatens the livelihoods of thousands of cotton farmers in Peru. If the agreement comes into force more heavily subsidised US cotton will flood the Peruvian market, pushing down […]

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Briefing paper

Signing Away The Future: How trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries undermine development

20/03/2007

7 documents

46 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Trade policy

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The quiet advance of trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries threatens to deny developing countries a favourable foothold in the global economy. Driven by the USA and the European Union, these agreements impose far-reaching rules that place severe restrictions on the very policies developing countries need in order to fight poverty.

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Briefing paper

Pricing Farmers out of Cotton: The costs of World Bank reforms in Mali

15/03/2007

3 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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With global trade talks stalled at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), rich-country cotton subsidies remain unabated, hurting poor cotton farmers. World Bank led reforms to privatise the Malian cotton sector, including the adoption of a new price- setting mechanism, are further exacerbating the dire conditions in cotton-producing communities. A minimum level of price stability is […]

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Briefing paper

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund One Year On

09/03/2007

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has the potential to help millions of people whose lives are devastated every year by emergencies around the world. But that potential has not yet been fully realised.

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Niassa Food and Livelihood Security Programme in Mozambique

01/03/2007

3 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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The Food and Livelihood Security programme in southern Niassa supported about 7000 rural and poor farmer families to improve their productivity of food and cash crops, diversify crops and market access, build the capacity of farmers’ organisations, and influence decision makers through advocacy work and popular campaigning at local and national levels. The final evaluation […]

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