Information on "Human Settlements" and "Americas"
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Evaluating the Impact of Decentralisation on Educational Outcomes
Author: Siegrid Holler-Neyra
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This dissertation evaluates the impact of the Municipalisation Pilot Programme in Peru on learning outcomes. More on «Evaluating the Impact of Decentralisation on Educational Outcomes» -
Jan 2013
Crimen organizado, intensidad y focalización de la violencia homicida en Bogotá
Publisher: Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FiP)
Este informe analiza el comportamiento de la violencia homicida en Bogotá aplicando un enfoque de largo plazo. More on «Crimen organizado, intensidad y focalización de la violencia homicida en Bogotá»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Evaluación de impacto del Plan Nacional de Vigilancia Comunitaria por Cuadrantes
Publisher: Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FiP)
Este documento se concentra en el seguimiento y evaluación al Plan Nacional de Vigilancia Comunitaria por cuadrantes (PNVCC). More on «Evaluación de impacto del Plan Nacional de Vigilancia Comunitaria por Cuadrantes»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Strategic Assessment, Vol. 15, No. 3
Author: Amos Yadlin, Avner Golov, Emily B. Landau, Yoel Guzansky, Gallia Lindenstrauss, Kurkun Aksoy, Yoram Schweitzer, Zaki Shalom, Anat Kurz, Benedetta Berti, Marcel Konrad
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
The issue discusses regional stability in the Middle East. More on «Strategic Assessment, Vol. 15, No. 3»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance
Author: Sophal Ear
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
This research paper examines the political economy of emerging infectious (EID) surveillance programs. More on «Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance»
May 2012
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May 2012
An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications
Author: Mairon G Bastos Lima
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper sets out to examine how different developing countries have attempted to promote rural development through biofuel production, what social outcomes those strategies have created, and what lessons can be learned, such as in terms of biofuel... More on «An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications »
March 2012
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21 Mar 2012
Economic Development: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fragmented Programs Are Unclear
Author: William B Shear
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This statement to Congress discusses the overlap, fragmentation, and potential duplication in US economic development programs. More on «Economic Development: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Fragmented Programs Are Unclear»
January 2012
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2012
The Social Bond, Conflict and Violence in Haiti
Author: Alain Gilles
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This study is the second part of a research project on political violence in Haiti. More on «The Social Bond, Conflict and Violence in Haiti»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Whole-Household Migration, Inequality and Poverty in Rural Mexico
Author: Aslıhan Arslan, J Edward Taylor
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The authors of this report model whole-household migration and its impacts on income inequality and poverty. More on «Whole-Household Migration, Inequality and Poverty in Rural Mexico»
April 2011
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Apr 2011
A post-Washington Consensus Approach to Local Economic Development in Latin America?
Author: Milford Bateman, Juan Pablo Duran Ortíz, Kate Maclean
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Background Note argues that Medellín’s progress in building a ‘local developmental state’ needs recognition for promoting enterprise and social inclusion. More on «A post-Washington Consensus Approach to Local Economic Development in Latin America?»
