Research in Focus
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK NEWSLETTER
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#48 / February 2008 |
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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 13,759 research papers, 3,691 organizations
and 6,967 researchers.
All information is freely accessible from the GDNet Knowledge Base:
http://www.gdnet.org/development-research
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The potential impact of PICTA on smaller forum island nations |
| Trade Issues in the Pacific
by Baigent, H.; Tuioti, E.; Vaai, K.; Malua, M.; Blackburn, J.; Redden, J.; Molloy, S.; Burgan, B.; Stoler, A.; Lim, H. for Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, 2007
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Development of anti-corruption policy: main obligations of political parties
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Corruption issues in political life of Ukraine - rhetoric vs. reality
by Tyshchenko, Y. for Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research, (UCIPR), Ukraine, 2007
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Democracy and welfare: contribution of welfare to democracy's strengthening |
Understanding inequality as a democracy's failure in Venezuela
by Cabezas, L. and D'Elia, Y. for Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales (ILDIS) / The Latin American Institute of Social Research, Venezuela , 2007
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Saddam Akber Abbasi |
| Staff Demographer, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Pakistan, Pakistan
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Rural Infrastructure, Upgrading Urban Communities
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Sasa Drezgic |
| Assistant researcher, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Croatia
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Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy, Decentralisation, Economic Growth, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Municipal Finance More »
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Sam Goundar |
IT Manager/Advisor/Consultant and P/T Tutor & Marker at The University of the South Pacific, PhD Candidate in Information Technology at The University of the South Pacific. IT Manager/Advisor/Consultant at the Office of the Attorney General of Fiji. P/T Tutor and Marker in Information Technology and Management at The University of South Pacific, Fiji
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interests:
Agriculture
and Farming Systems, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Climate Change,
Education Reform and Management, Training and Distance Learning,
Telecommunications, Research Dissemination More »
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Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt (ECES) |
| United Nations human settlements programme More » |
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Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines |
Research and publishing organisation
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UN-HABITAT, United Nations, Kenya |
United Nations human settlements programme
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Revisiting the insuring child: a note |
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Vertically differentiated markets with innovation and imitation: impacts of trade policies and trade liberalization |
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Flat tax reform in an economy with occupational choice and financial frictions |
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The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship |
This Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country.
Deadline:
October 1st, 2008 More »
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Find details of funding
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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