ELDIS DEVELOPMENT REPORTER
No 2, September 1999
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Our selection of the latest additions to ELDIS, the gateway to
information sources on development. All documents are available
free on the Internet in full-text (or you can try our experimental
email-only option).
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OUR EDITOR'S SELECTION FROM ITEMS ADDED THIS MONTH
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Full internet access details below. Each item includes links to
further Internet materials on the same subject.
1. Can China feed itself?: a system for evaluation of policy
options
2. Land use and cover charges: four case studies from Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand
3. Financing health services in poor countries: feeding a white
elephant?
4. Crop biotechnology in developing countries: a conceptual
framework for ex-ante economic analyses
5. Uncertainty of aid inflows and the aid-growth relationship
6. Choosing and managing electoral systems
7. Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
8. Understanding debt relief
9. WHO Handbook for emergency field operations
10. Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic
models
11. World Development Report 1999/2000: Entering the 21st
Century
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1. Can China feed itself?: A System for Evaluation of Policy Options
Heilig, G.K./ International Institute for Applied System Analysis
(IIASA), 1999
Whilst China has enough arable land and water to be able to feed
its people, with a projected population figure of 1.48 billion people
in 2025, it will only succeed if future policies allow it to fulfil
it's potential for food security.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/can.htm
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2. Land Use and Cover Changes: Four Case Studies from
Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand Land Use and Land
Cover Change Project (LUCC), 1998
Case studies on methods for assessing land use change and the
implementation of policies based on these.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/land.htm
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3.Financing Health Services in poor countries: feeding a white
elephant. Danida, 1998
Questions common donor assumptions on health finance policies.
Concludes that there are no simple, blueprint models that are
transferable between countries. Programmes need to be tailored
for local political and cultural environments.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/ele.htm
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4. Crop Biotechnology in Developing Countries: A Conceptual
Framework for Ex-Ante Economic Analyses
von Braun, J.; Qaim, M. / Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF)
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Center for Development Research, Bonn, 1998
Framework for assessing the potential costs and
benefits/drawbacks of introducing specific biotechnologies into
developing countries.
The method considers institutional arrangements and political
support systems, and aims to support policy-making at various
stages of technology adoption.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/crop.htm
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5. Aid Growth and Governance
Three recent papers on the impact of aid flows on economic
stability and political reform, from CREDIT, The World Bank and
IMF
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/aidflow.htm
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6. Choosing and managing electoral systems
Two papers on electoral systems: an academic analysis from
National
Academy Press on choice of systems, and a practical guide by
DfID for donors on when and how to become involved in the
management of an election
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/elect.htm
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7. Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
FEWS, 1999
Two reports from USAID's Famine Early Warning System on
current food insecurity in Southern Africa and the Sahel for 1998/99
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/foodsec.htm
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8. Understanding Debt Relief
Morrison, K. / Overseas Development Council, 1999
Provides some clarification and explanation of the issues involved
in the Cologne Debt Initiative (CDI) and explains NGO opposition to
it.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/debtr.htm
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9. Handbook for Emergency Field Operations
WHO, 1999
Designed with field conditions in mind, this manual covers all
stages of an operation, starting with the preparations for a field
assignment, activities in the field, and finally departure.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/field2.htm
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10. Rethinking the Causes of Deforestation: Lessons from
Economic Models
Angelsen, A.; Kaimowitz, D. / World Bank, 1999
Looks at over 140 attempts to model the economic causes of
deforestation. Finds that current adjustment policies may increase
the pressure on forests.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/deforst.htm
11. World Development Report 1999/2000: Entering the 21st
Century
World Bank, 1999
Reports on conflict between globalisation and localisation, with a
focus on urban growth and human welfare.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wdr2000.htm
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at:
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