The political economy of relief aid allocation: evidence from Madagascar. [PDF]
This paper studies the political economy of relief aid allocation using empirical evidence from relief programs after a major cyclone (Gafilo) hit Madagascar in March 2004.
Francken, Nathalie +2 more
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Multiple influences on corporate governance in sub-Saharan Africa : actors, strategies and implications [PDF]
, 2010 This paper examines the influences of three major actors – the international organisations, rating agencies, and indigenous African institutions - on the fledging corporate governance and accountability practice in Nigeria.
Adegbite, Emmanuel Olakanmi +1 more
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Off-track, Off-target: Why Investment in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Is Not Reaching Those Who Need It Most [PDF]
, 2011 This report explores why resources are not reaching those who need it most and why progress is slow, uneven, and unjust. Among the reasons mentioned in the report: political priorities lead governments to favor other sectors, improve places already ...
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Ecology of Juvenile Walleye Pollock, Theragra chalcogramma: Papers from the workshop "The Importance of Prerecruit Walleye Pollock to the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ecosystems" Seattle, Washington, 28-30 October 1993 [PDF]
, 1996 The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), hosted an international workshop, 'The Importance of Prerecruit Walleye Pollock to the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ecosystems," from 28 to 30 October 1993.
Brodeur, Richard D. +3 more
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International regulatory agencies: Indian clinical trials
Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2011 Arun Bhatt
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE U.S. SUBPRIME CRISIS [PDF]
The changing characteristics of the international financial systems starting from the second half of 2007 came as no surprise. Looking at the events in a synthetic manner, the main factors that led to the triggering and amplification of the crisis can be
Crâsneac Alexandru +2 more
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Environmental Risks Monitoring of Shipwrecks in Italian Seas [PDF]
, 2009 After a description of the international regulatory framework, this paper examines the European project DE.E.P.P. and provides an overview of shipwreck databases in Italy. Afterwards, it reconstructs the recent history of the supertanker VLCC Haven which
Masetti, Giuseppe, Orsini, Fulvia
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The Future of European Cooperation: A View from Moscow [PDF]
A discussion on a wide range of topics concerned with Pan-European cooperation including military and security issues, aspects related to socio-economic and human rights, and Russian relations with European countries and institutions, as well as the role
Sergey Lavrov
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Turning Trade Marks into Brands: how Advertising Agencies Created Brands in the Global Market Place, 1900-1930 [PDF]
While historians and management students are familiar with the lore of how an internal memo at Procter & Gamble ‘invented’ brand management in 1931 (Fullerton, Low 1994; Dyer et al. 2004), little is known about how advertising agencies conceptualised and
Stefan Schwarzkopf
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