This paper compares the way in which two leading developing countries in the global debate on biotechnology have sought to translate policy commitments contained in international agreements on trade and biosafety into workable national policy.
1 January 2003
China's experience with agricultural biotechnology has been dramatic. Many new technologies have been developed by public sector research institutes that rival the outputs of the major biotech corporations.
1 January 2003
Whilst there is a formal commitment to rights in Bangladesh, spelt out in its constitution, its legal framework and its ratification of various international conventions on rights, the reality for its citizens is one of violations as much as the observance of rights.
1 January 2003
IDS working papers;205
Shifting science-society relationships are highly relevant both to contemporary practices of citizenship, their expressions, and to questions around the dynamics of 'participation'. Political and economic changes are altering the contexts, spaces and ways that people perceive and act on...
1 January 2003
This paper explores the participation of collective civil society actors in institutional spaces for direct citizen participation in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The data was produced by a unique survey of civil society actors who work for, or with, sectors of the lower-middle class, the...
1 January 2003
In Malawi in 1999-2002 we conducted research studies using participatory methods to generate population estimates; estimates of the proportion of people in a population with certain characteristics (e.g. the very food insecure); and estimates of the proportion of people in a population that...
1 January 2003
How can public sector service providers deliver improved services to citizens within environments where inefficient and often corrupt service delivery is the norm?
1 January 2003
There is a continuing debate over the value of public-partnerships in providing public services in poor urban areas. Many policy-makers in the developing countries have been persuaded that the main problem with established direct public service provision lies in principal-agent problems, i.e....
1 January 2003
IDS working papers;215
This Working Paper explains the links between trade reform and food security, identifies the factors that need to be taken into account, and proposes an action plan for countries to establish appropriate data collection.
1 January 2003
IDS working papers;209
This paper analyses the evolution of trade policy reforms in the Dominican Republic (DR). It also evaluates the impact of trade liberalisation on exports, imports, and the trade account of the balance of payments.
1 January 2003
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The pro-poor agenda sees the dissemination of research findings as fundamental to ensuring that research helps contribute to poverty alleviation. In recent years this has led to a substantial growth in intermediary services, such as ‘infomediaries’ (1), networks and websites.
1 January 2003
Chapter 11 in The International Handbook of Social Impact Assessment: This Handbook outlines a new understanding and definition of SIA and, as such, will be an invaluable reference tool for both practitioners and scholars at different levels working in the fields of SIA and environmental studies...
1 January 2003
