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Will 2006 rise to the challenges laid down by 2005? - 04-01-2006
Last year failed to meet expectations of a significant shift in the nature of development aid. But it did highlight the challenges to be met if this is to be achieved.
Last year began with high hopes — after two decades of relative n...
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Supermarket giants: just another way of dumping? - 04-01-2006
Supermarkets have an increasing influence on developing countries, but do they provide beneficial foreign investment by stimulating local production and employment? Frreelance journalist Mildred Mpundu investigates the impact of the South African chain sto...
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Reducing Poverty on a Global Scale - New World Bank Book - 03-01-2006
A new World Bank book concludes that reducing poverty at a global scale depends on a large set of factors. These include leadership and commitment, institutional innovation, learning and experimentation, external catalysts such as donor assistance, and som...
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Website - Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry - 03-01-2006
RUAF is a global resource centre initiated by the international Support Group on Urban Agriculture and is funded by: DGIS (The Netherlands) and IDRC (Canada). At a time of increasing urbanisation, growing urban poverty and food insecurity, and a
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