Message-ID: <9F62E7BCA72DD3118AE20080C84C5CDE213840@mole.ids.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:10:11 -0000 From: Peter Ferguson <mailto:P.Ferguson@IDS.AC.UK> Subject: What's new in development? [Eldis Development Reporter] To: mailto:DEVEL-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
ELDIS DEVELOPMENT REPORTER No 4, November/December 1999 -------------------------------------------------Welcome to the last ELDIS Development Reporter of the 20th Century. We look forward to bringing you many more editions in the 21st Century.
Here is our selection of the latest additions to ELDIS, the gateway to information on development. All documents are available free on the Internet (or you can try our email-only option).
NEW SERVICES ON ELDIS -------------------------------------------------
New country profiles are now available on * Microcredit http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/mcprofile.htm * Gender http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/gcountry.htm
Also, don't forget to look at our new Notepad service, containing items of news, job adverts, conference details, etc. http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/notepad/index.htm
OUR EDITOR'S SELECTION FROM ITEMS ADDED THIS MONTH ------------------------------------------------- Full Internet access details below. Each item includes links to further Internet materials on the same subject.
1. After Seattle: trade and development policy background briefings 2. AIDS epidemic update 3. Microfinance in conflict and disaster situations 4. An asset-based approach to the analysis of poverty in Latin America [plus case studies] 5. Intellectual property rights and globalization: implications for developing countries 6. Monitoring and evaluation capacity development in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from governance programming 7. Assessing environmental effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 8. Communications and development: a practical guide 9. More, but not yet better: an evaluation of USAID's programs and policies to improve girls education 10. Anti-corruption strategies 11. Women 2000: the Beijing +5 review process
The links below lead to the documents. You can also receive these documents by email: see the end of this message for full instructions on how to use this.
ACCESS DETAILS: ------------------------------------------------- 1. Trade and Development Background Briefings produced by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex for DFID; edited by Chris Stevens, 1999
Confused after Seattle?: briefings on 10 key aspects of the WTO agenda as it effects developing countries http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wto.htm
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2. AIDS Epidemic Update UNAIDS, December 1999
Latest UN statistics and analysis on AIDS/HIV infection-rates http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/update.htm
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Microfinance in Conflict and Disaster Situations ILO and USAID, 1999
Recommendations on how to prioritise and implement microfinance and microenterprise programmes during the rebuilding process after a natural disaster or civil conflict http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/microcon.htm
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4. An Asset-Based Approach to the Analysis of Poverty in Latin America [plus Case Studies] Economic Research and Development Policy in Latin America (OCE) / IADB Research Department, 1999
Why is the distribution of income-generating assets so unequal in Latin America? An overview and six country-based studies http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/asset.htm
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5. Intellectual Property Rights and Globalization: Implications for Developing Countries Calestous Juma / Center for International Development (CID), Harvard University, 1999
Recommendations on the best national policy and institutional structures for implementation of the TRIPS agreement http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/intell.htm
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6. Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessonsfrom Governance Programming Mark Schacter / Institute on Governance (IOG), 1999
Lessons-learned from projects to improve governance and policy- forming capacity in Africa http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/mecap.htm
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7. Assessing Environmental Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): an Analytic Framework (Phase II) and Issue Studies NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), 1999
Offers a methodology for impact assessment, plus case studies of the maize, cattle-feed and electricity sectors http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/nafta.htm
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8. Communications and Development: a Practical Guide Adam Burke / DFID, 1999
Manual on working with communication media in development projects: choosing, using and evaluating http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/comdev.htm
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9. More, But Not Yet Better: an Evaluation of USAIDžs Programs and Policies to Improve Girls' Education USAID, 1999
What are the best ways to get girls into schools (and to keep them there)? Evaluation of USAID project experience in nine countries http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/more.htm
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ORGANISATIONS ------------------------------------------------- 10. Anti-Corruption Strategies (WB Development Forum)
Discussion hosted by the World Bank, with supporting documents http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/anti.htm
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11. Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace, The Beijing +5 review process
Latest news on the preparations for the Beijing follow-up conference, to be held in June next year http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/plus5.htm
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See the complete list of new additions on our "What's new" page at:
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