Microfinance, EU Structural Funds and Capacity Building for Managing Authorities : A Comparative Analysis of European Convergence Regions
This book presents a study of capacity building and structural funds in public managing authorities for the microcredit sector. ...
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Multilateralism, Regionalism and Bilateralism in Trade and Investment
The present first volume of the World Report on Regional Integration is a timely product of the research undertaken at UNU-CRIS. ...
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Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries
Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries, Second Edition was written with the underlying conviction that global health ...
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Poverty and Inequality in the Era of Structural Reforms: The Case of Bolivia
Fueled by the ongoing debate about the distributive effects of the Washington Consensus, the dynamics of poverty and inequality ...
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Product Standards, Exports and Employment
This book makes an analytical study of implications of the new set of non-tariff barriers that are forthcoming on the exports ...
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Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries
Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries brings a comprehensive world context to the pandemic, ...
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Renewables for Energy Access and Sustainable Development in East Africa
This book investigates the role of renewable energy in East Africa to provide policy-relevant inputs for the achievement ...
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Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms in Africa
This book identifies rent-seeking behaviour as one of the main causes of poor economic performance, observed, among other ...
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Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services
Recent history reveals both that the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful ...
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Technologies for Development
This open access book presents 18 case studies that explore current scientific and technological efforts to address global ...
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The Grand Challenge for the Future
The most urgently needed vaccines are those against poverty-related diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. However, ...
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The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth
This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between FDI and economic growth with special attention ...
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The Politics of Exchange Rates in Developing Countries
This book considers the issue of exchange rate policymaking from a political economy perspective. It illustrates both theoretically ...
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The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security
This book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing ...
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Urban Planning Against Poverty How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South
This book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the ...
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Urban Transport Development
Urban Transport Development is a contribution to the ongoing global discussion on the future of urban transport. The main ...
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Water Quality Management in the Americas
Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face ...
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