Research in Focus
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK NEWSLETTER
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#44 / September 2007 |
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Welcome to "Research in Focus", a free monthly e-bulletin to keep
you abreast of the latest policy research knowledge from the Global
South featuring the latest highlights from the GDNet Knowledge Base.
Our Knowledge base brings together social science knowledge from
research centers world-wide in one easily searchable database.
It includes more than 11,730 research papers, 3,520 organizations
and 6,660 researchers.
All information is freely accessible from the GDNet Knowledge Base:
http://www.gdnet.org/development-research
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Political economy of frozen conflicts in ex-Soviet states: challenges and prospects for the U.S. and Russia |
| Is there another cold war on the horizon?
by Ciobanu, C. for Institute for Public Policy, (IPP), Moldova Republic, 2007
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Changing the status of government debt to the NBU: policy options
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NBU needs to develop effective monetary policy instruments
by Giucci, R.; Kravchuk, V.; Kirchner, R. for Institute for
Economic Research and Policy Consulting, (IER), Ukraine, 2007
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the paper
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Encouraging innovation for productivity growth in Africa |
Improving the environment and creating more incentives to increase the level of innovation
by Wolf, S. for African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), 2007
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Yusup Rysbekov |
Assistant Director, Academy for State and Public Administration, Scientific-Information Centre, Interstate Coordination Water Commission of Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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interests:
Training and Distance Learning, Policy Process, Environmental
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Uzochukwu Amakom |
| Research Fellow, African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE), Nigeria
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Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy, Trade & Regional Integration, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Water and Sanitation More
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Shohina Faizullaeva |
Teacher, Khujand Branch Technological University of Tajikistan, Tajikistan
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interests:
Economic
Growth, E-commerce, Information Systems and Technology, Telecommunications,
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Economics Institute (Ekonomski Institut), Serbia |
Economics Institute operates as research institution More
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Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA), China |
Discussing the problems of planning in Asian countries
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Centro Internacional de Estudios en Desarrollo y Comunicación / International Center for the Study of Development and Communication (CIEDESCO), Venezuela |
Providing advisory and consultancy services for information and communication systems in the Third World
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Evolution or revolution? Disparities in earnings and family income in the Czech Republic 1988-2002 |
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Social capital and economic development: a case study of the northern resource management project in Pakistan |
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Market informational efficiency and investors' rationality: some evidences on Romanian capital market |
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Leadership Fellowships on Climate Change |
The ESRC is inviting full applications from researchers from across the social sciences for a number of high profile research fellowships proposing innovative approaches or application of leading edge social science to addressing key research issues in mitigating and/or adapting to climate change.
Deadline:
October 9th, 2007 More>>
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information services
carrying up-to-date news of grants, fellowships and other funding opportunities
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Toolkit: Proposal Writing and Fundraising |
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This toolkit provides tips and practical suggestions for applying for funding and proposal writing. It is based on interviews with experienced research fundraisers. Obtaining funding for your research is a difficult achievement, so we hope this guide will help give your proposal the best possible chance of success. More>>
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