'Drawing on evidence of labour conditions in India, the author, Jens Lerche, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, contends that the ILO should broaden its working definition of forced labour to encompass many of large number of modern forms, such as migrant bonded labour, which rely more on economic compulsion than extra-economic coercion and are spread relentlessly by the forces globalization.' The Centre for Development Policy and Research, Viewpoint #8.
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There is a widespread, but hard to quantify, view in Latin America that the poor are over-represented among the losers of liberalised trade. This opinion by Alina Rocha Menocal of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) responds to the pressing question: how can interested stakeholders influence trade policy-making to make trade work better for the poor?
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This case study deals with the way in which the Indian shrimp industry responded when faced with an anti-dumping action in the United States. It also indicates the potential impact of the anti-dumping action on the fragmented, small-producers-dominated industry.
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The Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development (CSIRD) is a research organisation which seeks to carry out policy-related work in the field of international relations and development cooperation. It aims to grow into a leading think tank to promote policy issues related to globalisation, trade and development. CSIRD emerged out of a recognised need for an institution that would give a distinct shape to the realisation of a shared future for the World. CSIRD is a network organi more...
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'The IEG report finds that the development results of IFC-supported private sector operations in developing countries improved in the last three years, driven by better performance in two regions with a large share of IFC operations: Latin America and Europe and Central Asia. However, project performance stagnated in Africa, Asia and the Middle East – where IFC is growing fastest, and where sound IFC work quality and portfolio risk management will be crucial for better results going forward.'
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Interview vidéo de Jean-Michel SEVERINO, Directeur Général de l'Agence française de développement (AFD):
'L’échec des négociations de Genève fin juillet fragilise le cycle de Doha. Quelles seraient les conséquences d’un échec du cycle de Doha pour le monde en développement ?'
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Vídeo por Jean-Michel SEVERINO Director General de la AFD:
'La ronda de Doha llega debilitada al fracaso de las negociaciones de Ginebra a finales de Julio. ¿Cuales serían las consecuencias de un fracaso de la ronda de Doha para el mundo en desarrollo?'
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