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October 2010
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Oct 2010
How Fair is Britain? Equality, Human Rights and Good Relations in 2010
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission
This Review of British society’s progress in equality, human rights and good relations is the first comprehensive picture of its kind, enumerating the gaps between ambitions for fairness and the actuality. More on «How Fair is Britain? Equality, Human Rights and Good Relations in 2010»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
Millennium Development Goals Report Card
Author: Liesbet Steerwith, Stephanie Levy, Matthew Geddes, Alberto Lemma, Luisa Natali, Lauren Phillips, Dan Wu
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This report presents data on how countries are closing in on the MDG targets, going beyond standard global and country-level assessments to provide insights into how these gains are being shared across income, rural-urban and gender groups. More on «Millennium Development Goals Report Card»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
Millennium Development Goals Report Card
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
The last two decades have shown that it is possible to defeat the scourge of poverty. More on «Millennium Development Goals Report Card»
March 2010
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Mar 2010
Institutions Collide: A Study of "Caste-Based" Collective Criminality and Female Infanticide in India, 1789-1871
Author: Maria Brun
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
Nicholas Dirks in his book "Castes of Mind", challenges the modern view of caste as universal and hierarchical. More on «Institutions Collide: A Study of "Caste-Based" Collective Criminality and Female Infanticide in India, 1789-1871»
January 2010
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2010
Kann Lateinamerika die Millennium Development Goals erreichen?
Author: Erika Günther, Hartmut Sangmeister
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Vom 20 bis 22 September 2010 fand in New York ein hochrangiges Gipfeltreffen der Vereinten Nationen statt, um die bisherigen Fortschritte bei den Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) zu ermitteln und um darüber zu diskutieren, unter welchen Voraussetz... More on «Kann Lateinamerika die Millennium Development Goals erreichen?»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Impact of the Economic Crisis and Food and Fuel Price Volatility on Children and Women in Kazakhstan
Author: Maja Gavrilovic, Caroline Harper, Nicola Jones, Rachel Marcus, Paola Pereznieto
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This report discusses what could be done in Kazakhstan to address the humanitarian consequences of the financial crisis. More on «Impact of the Economic Crisis and Food and Fuel Price Volatility on Children and Women in Kazakhstan»
July 2009
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Jul 2009
Does AIDS-Related Mortality Reduce Per-Capita Household Income?
Author: Toman Omar Mahmoud, Rainer Thiele
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper evaluates the effect of AIDS-related mortality on per capita incomes of surviving household members, using a large nationally representative sample of rural households from Zambia. More on «Does AIDS-Related Mortality Reduce Per-Capita Household Income?»
January 2009
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2009
Partnerships for Women's Health: Striving for Best Practice Within the UN Global Compact
Author: Monika Kruesmann, Martina Timmermann
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This paper summarizes the development, implementation and outcomes of a trilateral partnership project, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), that sought to improve reproductive and maternal health for women and girls in India. More on «Partnerships for Women's Health: Striving for Best Practice Within the UN Global Compact»
December 2008
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Dec 2008
Strategic Implications of Global Health
Author: National Intelligence Council
Publisher: US Government
This US National Intelligence Council report provides an intelligence assessment on the connections between health and US national interests. More on «Strategic Implications of Global Health»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
Optimal Health and Retirement Policies amid Population Aging
Author: Gisela Hostenkamp, Michael Stolpe
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The publication provides an analytical framework for researchers to examine health care management in the 21st century. More on «Optimal Health and Retirement Policies amid Population Aging»
