Information on "Social Problems" and "Australia"
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Payment for Ecosystem Services Markets on Aboriginal Land in Cape York Peninsula
Author: Michael Winer, Helen Murphy, Harold Ludwick
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
In the global arena, improving environmental outcomes and ensuring social equity outcomes for disadvantaged landholder groups have become increasingly important. More on «Payment for Ecosystem Services Markets on Aboriginal Land in Cape York Peninsula»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
New Voices 2011: Dynamic Asia
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
On 8 July 2011, the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted its eighth annual New Voices conference. More on «New Voices 2011: Dynamic Asia»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Chinese Perspectives on Investing in Australia
Author: John Larum
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
The purpose of this paper is not to assess the veracity of Chinese claims of discrimination against Chinese investment into Australia but to understand better the reasons behind those perceptions and to identify policy-presentational issues and possi... More on «Chinese Perspectives on Investing in Australia»
May 2009
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May 2009
Tackling Extreme Poverty in Papua New Guinea
Author: Jenny Hayward-Jones, Stephanie Copus-Campbell
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
This paper discusses how to tackle extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea. More on «Tackling Extreme Poverty in Papua New Guinea»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty
Author: Michael Woolcock
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
In recognizing that poverty is "multi-dimensional", contemporary policy discourses – drawing on scholarship on "networks", "exclusion", and "culture"– have made important steps to incorporate insights from social and political theory, but these gains... More on «Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty»
June 2005
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Jun 2005
New Voices 2005
Author: Malcolm Cook
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
The report highlights the findings from the New Voices conference hosted by the Lowy Institute in June 2005. More on «New Voices 2005»
September 2004
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Sep 2004
Switzerland and Cooperative Threat Reduction
Author: Derek Lutterbeck
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
This paper provides general information on Swiss contributions to international Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs. More on «Switzerland and Cooperative Threat Reduction»
May 2004
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May 2004
Policing and Human Rights
Author: Benjamin Bowling, Coretta Phillips, Alexandra Campbell, Maria Docking
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper examines racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance and the abuse of power in policing. More on «Policing and Human Rights»
August 2003
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Aug 2003
Theater Security Cooperation in the US Pacific Command
Author: Sheldon W Simon
Publisher: National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
The paper examines whether US bilateral and multilateral security frameworks can respond to the range of transnational threats and crises arising in Asia. More on «Theater Security Cooperation in the US Pacific Command»
March 2003
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Mar 2003
Small Arms in the Pacific
Author: Philip Alpers, Conor Twyford
Publisher: Small Arms Survey
The publication discusses issues that relate to small arms in 20 nations located in the southern Pacific. More on «Small Arms in the Pacific»
