Message-ID: <9F62E7BCA72DD3118AE20080C84C5CDE2136B3@mole.ids.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:33:05 +0100 From: Peter Ferguson <mailto:P.Ferguson@IDS.AC.UK> Subject: Eldis Development Reporter [new sources on development/environmen To: mailto:INTDEV-L@pete.uri.edu
ELDIS DEVELOPMENT REPORTER No 1, August 1999 ------------------------------------------Our selection of the latest additions to ELDIS, the Information Gateway to new information sources on development. All documents are available free on the Internet (or you can try our experimental email-only option).
This month (fuller details below)
ELDIS Research Guides: - Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation - Internet in Developing Countries
Full-text documents: - UNDP Human Development Report 1999 - Sustainable livelihoods in practice: early applications of concepts in rural areas - Reconsidering the evidence on returns to T&V extension in Kenya - The development of virtual education: a global perspective [on distance education methods] - SADC-EU trade relations in a post Lome World - Self-governance and forest resources - Access to land in rural India - Donors and population programmes: Cairo plus five - Foreign aid, democratisation and civil society in Africa: a study of South Africa, Ghana and Uganda - Pension reform: lessons from Latin America - Spreading the word: practical guidelines for research dissemination strategies - Agriculture, food and nutrition for Africa: a resource book for teachers of agriculture
The links below go to the full ELDIS description of documents and then to the documents in full-text on the WWW sites of the publishing organisations. All documents are available free of charge and in full-text.
If you do not have access to WWW sites you can still receive these documents by email. See the end of this message for details on how to obtain these documents via email.
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ELDIS Research Guides
The latest additions to ELDIS guides on hot research themes:
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation:
Conceptual background and methodologies to PM & E. How do organisations accurately determine whether they are progressing towards, or achieving their goals and objectives? Includes key references, good practice guides and training manuals
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/hot/pme.htm
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Internet in Developing Countries:
Guide to project experiences and connectivity issues. Selection of key briefing documents.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/inter/int_lele.htm
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OTHER SELECTED DOCUMENTS:
UNDP Human Development Report 1999 Focusing on the importance of knowledge for development.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/undprep.htm
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Sustainable Livelihoods In Practice: Early Applications of Concepts In Rural Areas Authors: John Farrington, Diana Carney, Caroline Ashley and Cathryn Turton Overseas Development Institute (ODI)1999
Early results and practical difficulties in this new approach to poverty alleviation
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/slivrev.htm
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Reconsidering the Evidence on Returns to Training and Visit Extension in Kenya Authors: Madhur Gautam and Jock R. Anderson Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank 1999
Was previous positive data analysis on the success of the T&V system of management misleading? Were the true results in fact negative?
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/tvken.htm
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The development of virtual education: a global perspective [on distance education methods] Author: Glen Farrell Commonwealth of Learning, 1999 Review of worldwide experiences with the use of information and communication technologies (including the Internet) for open and distance learning, with recommendations for policy makers and education leaders.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/virted.htm
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SADC-EU Trade Relations in a Post Lome World Authors: Sheila Page, Peter Robinson, Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte, and Maurizio Bussolo Overseas Development Institute (ODI)1999
Summary of guidelines for future negotiations.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/pagel.htm
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Self-Governance and Forest Resources Author: Elinor Ostrom Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 1999
Assessing the effectiveness of community-based participation in managing common pool resources.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/ostrom.htm
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Access to Land in Rural India Author: Robin Mearns World Bank 1999
Suggested guidelines for policy reform, addressing five key issues: land-lease markets, fragmentation of holdings, failure to translate women's legal rights into practice, poor access to the commons, and high transaction costs for land transfers.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/mearnsi.htm
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Donors and population programmes. Two statistical reports from UNFPA
Reports on actual donor assistance levels, putting into context the recent Cairo plus five meeting
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/popast.htm
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Foreign Aid, Democratisation and Civil Society in Africa: A Study of South Africa, Ghana and Uganda Author: Julie Hearn IDS, 1999
How foreign funding is affecting the development of civil society initiatives in three countries, defining what is meant by civil society. Identifying who the major donors are, their approaches and main objectives.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/hearn.htm
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Pension Reform: Lessons from Latin America Author: Monika Queisser OECD Development Centre, 1999
What can other countries can learn from the examples of transition set by Latin American countries? Long term benefits promised in the future, but little comfort for current pensioners?
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/pensref.htm
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Spreading the Word: Practical guidelines for research dissemination strategies Authors: Saywell, D. Cotton, A. Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) 1999
Review of current thinking and approaches by water-sector based international and UK agencies
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/jn1.htm
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Agriculture, food and nutrition for Africa: A resource book for teachers of agriculture. FAO, 1997
Rresource book for use by agricultural teachers/trainers, focusing on the introduction of food and nutrition components into agricultural training curricula in Africa
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/afn.htm
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** A full list of new additions to ELDIS can be found at: http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wnew.htm
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**Receiving documents by email**
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