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Knowledge to Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 238

Knowledge to Policy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-04-06
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  • Publisher: IDRC

Investigates the effects of research in the field of international development.. Examines the consequences of 23 research projects funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre in developing countries. Shows how research influence public policy and decision-making and how can contribute to better governance.

Palestinian Refugees
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 263

Palestinian Refugees

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: IDRC

The Palestinian refugee issue remains a central component of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book explores the demographic and developmental challenges which the return of refugees to a future Palestinian state would generate.

Involving the Community
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 167

Involving the Community

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: IDRC

Provides advice to researchers, community members, and development practitioners on how to improve their ability to effectively reach policy makers and promote change. Covers their roles as a communication actors, how to plan a participatory development communication strategy, and the use of communication tools.

The Lab, the Temple, and the Market
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 264

The Lab, the Temple, and the Market

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: IDRC

[This book] meshes a discussion of development issues and processes with four different systems of religious beliefs: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith. The authors - each a scientist as well as a person of faith - show how religious belief and personal faith can be deeply motivational and strikingly fruitful in scientific pursuits. Further, they emphasize how their faith has brought them a profound understanding of interconnectedness and compassion, and thus a wider perspective and greater sense of personal meaning to their research. -- Book jacket.

Connecting ICTs to Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

Connecting ICTs to Development

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-12-01
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  • Publisher: Anthem Press

Over the past two decades, projects supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have critically examined the ways in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) can be used to improve learning, empower the disenfranchised, generate income opportunities for the poor, and facilitate access to healthcare in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Considering that most development institutions and governments are currently attempting to integrate ICTs into their practices, it is an opportune time to reflect on the research findings that have emerged from IDRC’s work and research in this area. “Connecting ICTs to Development” discusses programmatic ...

Human Security and Mutual Vulnerability
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 136

Human Security and Mutual Vulnerability

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1999
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  • Publisher: IDRC

Human Security and Mutual Vulnerability: The global political economy of development and underdevelopment (Second Edition)

The State of Open Data
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 592

The State of Open Data

It’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programmes and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile, issues related to data rights and privacy have moved to the centre of public and political discourse. As the open data movement enters a new phase in its evolution, shifting to target real-world problems and embed open data thinking into other existing or emerging communities of practice, big questions still remain. How will open data initiatives respond to new concerns about privacy, inclusion, and artificial intelligence? And what can we learn from the last decade in order to deliver impact where it is most needed? The State of Open Data brings together over 60 authors from around the world to address these questions and to take stock of the real progress made to date across sectors and around the world, uncovering the issues that will shape the future of open data in the years to come.

Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-09-15
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  • Publisher: Anthem Press

The bulk of the world’s tobacco is produced in low- and middle-income countries. In order to dissuade these countries from implementing policies aimed at curbing tobacco consumption (such as increased taxes, health warnings, advertising bans and smoke-free environments), the tobacco industry claims that tobacco farmers will be negatively affected and that no viable, sustainable alternatives exist. This book, based on original research from three continents, exposes the myths behind these claims.

Participatory Development Communication
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 162

Participatory Development Communication

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996
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  • Publisher: IDRC

Participatory Development Communication: A West African agenda

Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 151