ELDIS DEVELOPMENT REPORTER
No 3, October 1999
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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
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Linking research and policy: and Eldis briefing on the impact of
research on policy - how to measure it and how to improve it
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/polres.htm
Country profiles: the easy way to locate country-specific
information (work in progress!)
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/newcountry.htm
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. Agricultural biodiversity and livelihoods: issues and entry points
2. Economic policy for agriculture: a guide for FAO professionals
3. Handbook on the economic analysis of water supply projects
4. Time to rethink privatization in transition economies?
5. Technical guides for operationalising household food security in
development
6. Agriculture and non-agricultural liberalization in the millennium
round
7. Trade and the environment
8. Strengthening post-graduate training capacity in development
policy analysis and
management in sub-Saharan Africa
9. Macro trends and determinates of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan
Africa
10. Consultations with the poor: a study to inform the World
Development Report 2000/01 on
Poverty and Development
11. Bretton Woods Project
12. Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat (TIPS), South Africa
13. Sustainable Development Networking Programme: India,
Pakistan, China, Malawi, Ecuador,
Guatemala
The links below lead to the documents. You can also receive these
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ACCESS DETAILS:
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1. Agricultural biodiversity and livelihoods: issues and entry points
Elizabeth Cromwell / Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 1999
Why is the maintenance of biodiversity in agricultural
production important to poor farmers? Include a looks at methods
for assigning value to biodiversity and the implications for
research/donors
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/agbio.htm
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2. Economic policy for agriculture: a guide for FAO professionals
John Weeks / School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
University of London, 1999
Manual for non-economists who need to understand and
communicate in the language of agricultural economics
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/prof.htm
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3. Handbook on the economic analysis of water supply projects
Asian Development Bank (ADB), 1999
Manual aimed at non-economists involved in the planning,
designing, appraising and evaluating of water projects
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/hand.htm
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4. Time to rethink privatization in transition economies?
John Nellis / International Finance Corporation (IFC),1999
Why have privatisation policies been unsuccessful for the
economies of Central Europe and the Baltic States? Paper argues
for slower, more selective interventions
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/transec.htm
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5. Technical guides for operationalising household food security in
development Projects
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 1999
11 manuals aimed on the collection of information on household
food security and nutrition.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/tech.htm
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6. Agriculture and non-agricultural liberalization in the Millennium
Round
Thomas Hertel; Kym Anderson; Joseph F. Francois; Will Martin /
Global Trade Analysis Project
(GTAP) 1999
Looks at the potential effects on the global economy once the
results of the Uruguay Round have been fully implemented.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/nonag.htm
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7. Trade and the environment
Hakan Nordstr"m; Scott Vaughan / WTO, 1999
Argues that strengthened multilateral environmental cooperation is
needed to reflect increasing World economic integration.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wtoenv.htm
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8. Strengthening post-graduate training capacity in development
policy analysis and management in sub-Saharan Africa
Paul Bennell / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. 1999
How can donors increase the knowledge base needed to develop
the necessary skills for policy analysis and management
initiatives? Paper looks at investments in training and capacity
building
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/bennell.htm
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9. Macro trends and determinates of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan
Africa
Anwar Naseem and Valarie Kelly / Food Security II Cooperative
Agreement, Michigan State
University,1999
Study looks at changes in fertiliser use since 1970, and looks for
correlations with economic and environmental variables
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/ferarf.htm
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10. Consultations with the poor: a study to inform the World
Development Report 2000/01 on Poverty and Development
PovertyNet, World Bank, 1999
What is "a good life"? Based on participative interviews with The
Poor
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/consult.htm
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ORGANISATIONS
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11. Bretton Woods Project
NGO monitoring the activities of the World Bank and IMF.
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/bretton.htm
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12. Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat (TIPS), South Africa
Trade statistics and analysis for South Africa, SACU and SADC
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/tips.htm
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13. Sustainable Development Networking Programme, UNDP
Focusing on the SDNP national-programme WWW services in
India, Pakistan,
China, Malawi, Guatemala and Colombia
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/tips.htm
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See the complete list of new additions on our "What's new" page
at:
http://www.eldis.org
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