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Objectives: Little is known about rates of childhood maltreatment in low-income countries, particularly among marginalised sectors of society. Economic hardships mean that in such countries, many children and young people are exploited in the labour ...
S. Dhakal+8 more
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Background The Sustainable Development Goals include commitments to end poverty, and promote education for all, gender equality, the availability of water and decent work for all.
J. Geere+14 more
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Economic Development of American and European Areas in 1951-99 [PDF]
We present a comparison, at area level, of production by sector in America, Western Europe, Central Europe, East Mediterranean and East Europe, including also Russia and former Ussr countries, and we analyse the main differences among these areas in ...
Aguayo, Eva, Guisan, M.Carmen
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The court system in the Low Countries (1800-2000) [PDF]
Short historical overview of the judicial system in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg, from the French period until the ...
Martyn, Georges
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BACKGROUND The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB.
M. Ballif+16 more
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Globalization and Taste Convergence: The Case of Wine and Beer [PDF]
This paper investigates changes in cultural consumption patterns for a low concentration industry: wine and beer. Using data on 38 countries from 1963-2000, there is clear convergence in the consumption of wine relative to beer between 1963 and 2000 ...
Eileen L. Brooks, Joshua Aizenman
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The EU Emissions Trading Scheme. Allowance Prices, Trade Flows, Competitiveness Effects [PDF]
The upcoming European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is one of the more controversial climate policy instruments. Predictions about its likely impact and its performance can at present only be made to a certain degree. As long as the National Allocations
Gernot Klepper, Sonja Peterson
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Background: National community health worker (CHW) programmes are increasingly regarded as an integral component of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
H. Schneider
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The purposes of historical canons in multicultural history education
National canons of history sparked intense debate among historians over the last years, history educators have regularly shown concerns regarding these canons.
Wouter Smets
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Bank Strategies in Euroland with Special Reference to the Benelux Area. [PDF]
In its first part, the present essay focuses on one main thesis. The transition to full EMU and the introduction of the euro will have a more effect on European banking than the previous Single Market¨Project (Europe 1992). They deal directly with money,
Juan-Paul Abraham
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