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30-Jun-2004
Senior officials from the Russian Federation and from OECD countries met in Paris on 14 June 2004 to discuss recommendations designed to boost foreign direct investment in Russia. Deputy Minister Vitaly Saveliev led the Russian delegation, accompanied by First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov of the Central Bank of Russia.
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21-Jun-2004
This new Tipsheet addresses the question: How can we increase the liklehood of women benefiting equally from development activities? What strategies have proven to be effective in the field?
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04-Jun-2004
2002 marked a turning point in French development co operation policy, an area that the President of the Republic has made one of his priorities. At the International Conference on Financing for Development held in Monterrey in 2002, the French President pledged to increase France’s official development assistance (ODA) to 0.5% of gross national income (GNI) by 2007 and ultimately to 0.7% by 2012.
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04-May-2004
This book traces the roots of global financial integration in the first “modern” era of globalisation from 1880 to 1913. It analyses the direction, destinations and origins of international financial flows in order to determine the domestic policy choices that either attracted or deterred such flows to developing countries.
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06-Apr-2004
This study presents a synthesis of recent evaluations of programmes and projects supporting decentralisation and local governance in developing countries. It identifies lessons learned and areas in need of further research. It also provides a number of findings and insights based on practical experience from various donors and countries.
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08-Mar-2004
This paper attempts to contribute to the ongoing reflection on how to better integrate land policy and conflict prevention and mitigation by proposing steps towards a unified policy framework. The paper also seeks to articulate preliminary recommendations for donor agencies, which will have to be further explored through research and dialogue.
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17-Feb-2004
New Institutional Economics (NIE) takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding economic phenomena like growth, efficiency and income distribution. The authors of this book attempt to provide an integrated methodology, hitherto lacking in NIE, that analyses both the impact of institutions on economic development and the determinants that shape institutional quality.
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19-Jan-2004
Article by Senior Economist Johannes Jütting in World Development, Vol. 32, No. 2.
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06-Jan-2004
This paper aims at identifying the determinants of South African currency premia in order to assess the scope of South African economic policies for narrowing the spread on local-currency denominated debt.
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