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EMERGENCE OF UNORTHODOX OWNERSHIP

Emergence of Unorthodox Ownership and Governance Structures in East Asia

An Alternative Transition Path

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The present study examines the nature of the unorthodox ownership and governance that are emerging among firms and the way these structures are supporting the remarkable economic growth in the transition economies of East Asia, particularly by China and Vietnam. Emergence of Unorthodox Ownership ...
ROLE OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE

Role of Civic Organizations in the Provision of Social Services, The

Towards Synergy

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The Role of Civic Organizations in the Provision of Social Services: Towards Synergy assesses the relative strengths and limitations of civic organizations as providers of social services. Researchers and policy-makers who are searching for better ways of organizing social service provisions in d...
POLITICAL SOURCES OF HUMANITARIAN

Political Sources of Humanitarian Emergencies

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Political Sources of Humanitarian Emergencies analyses the meaning and causes of humanitarian crises. Many analyses see primordial ethnic hatreds as the main source of humanitarian crises; this publication argues otherwise. It is an interesting contribution to the subject of humanitarian emergenc...
FOOD MARKETING RECONSIDERED: AN AS

Food Marketing Reconsidered

An Assessment of the Liberalization of Food Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Food Marketing Reconsidered analyses the impact of liberalization of three markets: food, exchange rate and other financial markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development...
POLISH ALTERNATIVE, THE: OLD MYTHS

Polish Alternative, The

Old Myths, Hard Facts and New Strategies in the Successful Transformation of the Polish Economy

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The Polish Alternative focuses on a discussion on Poland's transition to a market economy and it's policies to sustain economic development. It addresses the fundamental and still intriguing question of what works and what does not work in transition economies and why. The publication is part of ...
ZAIRE AFTER MOBUTU: A CASE OF A HU

Zaire after Mobutu

A Case of a Humanitarian Emergency

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Zaire after Mobutu: A Case of a Humanitarian Emergency evaluates the sources of vulnerability in Zaire on three levels of analysis. Both state and individual levels of analysis help to point out the broad outlines of macro-level social processes that provide the context for people's actions and b...
TREE PLANTATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE

Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand

Economic, Social and Environmental Evaluation

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand includes a general background, a discussion and outline on economic, social and environmental impacts of tree planting. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues ...
BANKING SYSTEM AND MONETARY AGGREG

Banking System and Monetary Aggregates Following Financial Sector Reforms, The

Lessons from Indonesia

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
This study analyses the impact of financial sector reform which occurred in Indonesia in the late 1980s and provoked a surge in capital inflows. It is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development and international coop...
WELFARE CHANGES IN CHINA DURING TH

Welfare Changes in China during the Economic Reforms

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Welfare Changes in China during the Economic Reforms examines the welfare changes in China during the reform period which began in 1978, a process of large-scale socio-economic transformation accompanied by rapid economic growth. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which dis...
AGE OF HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, T

Age of Humanitarian Emergencies, The

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The Age of Humanitarian Emergencies is a pathbreaking effort as it seeks to define complex humanitarian emergencies, indicate what they are, where they have occurred in recent years and how to operationalize them. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-or...
RESTRUCTURING OF PERIPHERAL VILLAG

Restructuring of Peripheral Villages in Northwestern Russia, The

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The Restructuring of Peripheral Villages in Northwestern Russia explores the socio-economic restructuring in two rural areas to discover the development processes, social changes and everyday occurrences. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented re...
PERCEPTION OF DESERTIFICATION

Perception of Desertification

Most studies of desertification, acknowledge the role of human activity in affecting and often initiating the process. That human activity is in response to a variety of decisions on and systems of resource management. This publication provides studies of resource management in four areas where d...
LAND RESOURCES OF THE PEOPLE

Land Resources of the People's Republic of China

Series:
Resource Systems Theory and Methodology
China's land resources are complex and varied; embraces a wide range of climatic and biotic zones; and includes a great variety of topographical types. This study on the classification and evaluation of land use in China discusses land-type and land-use categories for the whole of China. It also ...
CHALLENGE SOUTH ASIA DEV DEMOC

Challenge in South Asia, The

Development, Democracy and Regional Cooperation

The countries of South Asia have begun to face a critical crisis of development. Simultaneously, there has been a growing crisis in the structures and institutions of the state which has had an impact on regional cooperation in South Asia. South Asian societies have not made a meaningful transiti...
SADCC PROSPECTS FOR DISENGAGEMENT

SADCC

Prospects for Disengagement and Development in Southern Africa

Series:
Studies in African Political Economy
21 Oct 1998
The Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) comprises nine radically different states and was formed in 1980 with the objective of reducing the region's dependence on apartheid South Africa. SADCC has been subjected to much critical, sceptical and sometimes superficial analy...
OCEANIC CIRCLE GOVERNING THE SEAS

Oceanic Circle, The

Governing the Seas as a Global Resource

19 Feb 1999
The Oceanic Circle discusses the importance of the oceans within the global life support system, the cultural dimension of ocean space, the oceans and warfare, the wealth of the ocean and its market value and the ethical and spiritual dimension of the emerging economics of sustainable development...
UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations

A Guide to French Policies

19 Feb 1999
The first peace supervision intervention mounted by the United Nations in 1948, found France ready to become involved in a foreign theatre of operations on behalf of the world Organization. This book deals with the French vision of peace-keeping operations as it has evolved with time. It addresse...
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE REGIME WHO

Global Greenhouse Regime, The

Who Pays?

Effective policies to prevent global warming and climate change are urgently needed by the world community. This publication offers a unique interdisciplinary and multinational response to the challenge. It presents the scientific, economic and political issues and goes on to describe the policy ...
LOCAL GOV & MARKET DECENTRALIZAT

Local Government and Market Decentralization

Experiences in Industrialized, Developing, and Former Eastern Bloc Countries

As many countries around the world grapple with political and market reform, lively debate is growing around questions concerning the conditions under which decentralization policies are called for, which policies and strategies work and how transferable they are. This study looks at the possibil...
STATE & CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION

State and Cultural Transformation, The

Perspectives from East Asia

The peoples of East Asia are living with cultures that have been transformed and newly created within the past 50 to 100 years. How these traditional societies were transformed - particularly their cultures - by the newly fashioned states and the role played by the state in the transformations, c...
CRUCIBLES OF HAZARD MEGA CITIES

Crucibles of Hazard

Mega-cities and Disasters in Transition

6 Aug 1999
As a result of repeated experience with devastating earthquakes, storms, floods and wildfires, places like Tokyo, Mexico City, San Francisco and Los Angeles are already identified with catastrophe in both scientific literature and popular culture. Similar prospects face less obvious urban candida...
CONDUCT ENVIRO IMPACT FOR DEV

Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries

25 Jun 1999
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a policy and management tool for planning and decision-making. This publication includes an introduction to EIA and explains its process, methods and tools. It discusses the implementation of specific environmental management measures and the need for thei...
LOCAL ECON DEV GEOGRAPH COMPAR

Local Economic Development

A Geographical Comparison of Rural Community Restructuring

5 Feb 1999
Restructuring is a widely used concept, which denotes rapid and often far-reaching, socio-economic transformation processes in communities, localities, regions and nations. This book seeks to explain the processes of restructuring in rural communities, focusing on the trends of the 1990s. Case st...
INTL SECURITY MANAGEMENT

International Security Management and the United Nations

26 Nov 1999
Since the ability of the United Nations to resolve conflicts depends upon the support of Member States, it is imperative to know what States expect from the world body. As a result, this book explores the following questions: What are the security perspectives of the Member States and especially ...
GLOBALIZATION & THE WORLD LARGE

Globalization and the World of Large Cities

6 Nov 1998
Rich in theoretical and policy perspectives, this publication examines globalization and its spatial manifestations in all major regions of the world. It discusses world cities in terms of the functions they perform in the global economy and the processes by which they came to perform those funct...
LIBERALIZED AND NEGLECTED? FOOD MA

Liberalized and Neglected? Food Marketing Policies in Eastern Africa

Series:
World Development Studies
11 Sep 1998
Analysis of structural adjustment and its impact on the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable progress over the last few years. Debate has shown that liberalization alone is not sufficient to restore sustained growth to the region. This publication presents a study on the impact o...