The Choice Between Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Liberalization Strategies
The Choice Between Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Liberalization Strategies

Author: Julio J. Nogués

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 24

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Developing countries would gain far more from unilateral trade liberalization than from multilateral trade liberalization negotiated over many years. Industrial countries could increase both economic and political incentives for reform by granting credit when developing countries undertake unilateral trade liberalization.

The Curricular Content of Primary Education in Developing Countries
The Curricular Content of Primary Education in Developing Countries

Author: Aaron Benavot

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 56

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There is no evidence to support the claim that developing countries teach more subjects or emphasize different subject matter in primary schools than developed countries do -- so efforts to change or simplify their primary curricula may be strongly resisted.

Building Capability for Policy Analysis
Building Capability for Policy Analysis

Author: Samuel Paul

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 154

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Demand for developing indigenous capability for policy analysis has grown in Asia and Latin America but remains weak and unstable in Africa. Strategies for developing such capability depend on strengths and attitudes of government and private sectors.

Causes of Adult Deaths in Developing Countries
Causes of Adult Deaths in Developing Countries

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Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 45

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Little is known about the causes of adult deaths in most developing countries. The authors recommend developing and validating diagnostic algorithms to determine the causes of adult deaths, using lay interviewers to conduct retrospective interviews of relatives of the deceased.

Developing a Partnership of Indigenous Peoples, Conservationists, and Land Use Planners in Latin America
Developing a Partnership of Indigenous Peoples, Conservationists, and Land Use Planners in Latin America

Author: Peter Poole

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 109

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Recommendations for working in partnership with indigenous peoples, recognizing their land rights, incorporating their environmental knowledge into wildlands and native area planning, and paying more serious attention to the economics and resource implications of local activities to harvest wild resources - especially in environmentally delicate areas such as tropical rainforests.