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1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
This paper considers how the systems of finance and management of rural health services have changed due to economic reforms.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
How can China's trade unions find a new role in an economy in which market relations are increasingly dominant, and to what extent will they be able to become part of a new 'civil society'? This paper addresses these issues, made urgent by the rapid pace of economic reform.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
Conventional tests for food market integration ask whether prices in different locations move together. This paper develops an alternative and more reliable test methodology: the parity bounds model.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
This paper contains reports on health expenditure and finance in the following poor counties in China: Donglan, in Guanxi; Shibing, in Guizhou; and Xunyi in Shaanxi.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Education Sector Review draws on rates of return to education research (RORE) to support policy recommendations within the education sector.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
This is a critical examination of the current orthodoxy concerning social rates of returns to general and vocational secondary education in developing countries.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
The evidence for rates of return to education in Asian countries is examined in this paper.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
This paper examines whether women's access to income earning opportunities has implications for their position in intra-household relationships.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
This paper reviews the bilateral trade policy options for South Africa and the EU in the context of current and prospective future flows.
1 January 1995
Published by: IDS
Brazil is one of many countries striving for international competitiveness. It is argued that sustained industrial competitiveness rests not only on firms' capabilities and a stable economic framework, but also on a supporting, sector-specific, specialised environment, in addition to targeted policies and governance structures that facilitate problem-solving between state and societal actors.