Causes of Adult Deaths in Developing Countries

Causes of Adult Deaths in Developing Countries
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 45
Release: 1989
Genre: Death
ISBN:

Little is known about the causes of adult deaths in most developing countries. The authors recommend developing and validating diagnostic algorithms to determine the causes of adult deaths, using lay interviewers to conduct retrospective interviews of relatives of the deceased.

The Choice Between Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Liberalization Strategies

The Choice Between Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Liberalization Strategies
Author: Julio J. Nogués
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1989
Genre: Argentina
ISBN:

Developing countries would gain far more from unilateral trade liberalization than from multilateral trade liberalization negotiated over many years. Industrial countries could increase both economic and political incentives for reform by granting credit when developing countries undertake unilateral trade liberalization.

The Curricular Content of Primary Education in Developing Countries

The Curricular Content of Primary Education in Developing Countries
Author: Aaron Benavot
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1989
Genre: Educacion primaria - Paises en desarrollo
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There is no evidence to support the claim that developing countries teach more subjects or emphasize different subject matter in primary schools than developed countries do -- so efforts to change or simplify their primary curricula may be strongly resisted.

Building Capability for Policy Analysis

Building Capability for Policy Analysis
Author: Samuel Paul
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1989
Genre: Afrika
ISBN:

Demand for developing indigenous capability for policy analysis has grown in Asia and Latin America but remains weak and unstable in Africa. Strategies for developing such capability depend on strengths and attitudes of government and private sectors.

Developing a Partnership of Indigenous Peoples, Conservationists, and Land Use Planners in Latin America

Developing a Partnership of Indigenous Peoples, Conservationists, and Land Use Planners in Latin America
Author: Peter Poole
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 109
Release: 1989
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN:

Recommendations for working in partnership with indigenous peoples, recognizing their land rights, incorporating their environmental knowledge into wildlands and native area planning, and paying more serious attention to the economics and resource implications of local activities to harvest wild resources - especially in environmentally delicate areas such as tropical rainforests.