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October 2005

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  1. IFPRI Dataset
    Zambia: Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2001
    The Zambia 2001 SAM was produced by IFPRI in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex. It attempts to reflect the specific structure of the Zambian economy by disaggregating the SAM's accounts across various activities, commodities, production factors, and households. At the macro level, the SAM is made to be consistent with the World Bank's 2001 Revised Minimum Standards Model of Zambia. At the micro level, the macro SAM was disaggregated using national and foreign trade accounts, and a variety of other sources. These included the 1998 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey and the input-output structure contained in the 1995 Zambia SAM, also produced by IFPRI. For ordering information, visit http://www.ifpri.org/data/zambia02.htm.
  2. New IAAE Discussion Paper Series
    The International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) has launched the new IAAE Discussion Paper Series. The series covers all aspects of agricultural economics research that are of international interest. It provides a mechanism for researchers, especially young scholars, to gain experience with the process of academic publishing. It also constitutes a publishing outlet with wide visibility in the agricultural economics community. For more information, email Matin Qaim, Editor, IAAE Discussion Paper Series, at iaae-dp@uni-hohenheim.de.
  3. Agricultural Development Policy: Concepts and Experiences
    The Spanish version of Agricultural Development Policy: Concepts and Experiences by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Wiley offers lessons from experience on policy issues in developing countries. The topics covered include agriculture's role in economic development; objectives and instruments of agricultural policy; linkages between macroeconomic and agricultural policies; sectoral policies related to agricultural prices; the role of government in the sector; gender issues in agriculture; policies for the rural poor; land tenure policies; water management; agricultural financial policies; agricultural technology development and dissemination; agricultural development strategies, and rural development issues. For more information, visit http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/y5673s/y5673s00.htm.
  4. Regional Millennium Development Goals Reports for Asia and the Pacific
    The report entitled A Future within Reach: Reshaping Institutions in a Region of Disparities to Meet the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific was commissioned through a tripartite initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report provides the comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the region's progress towards the MDGs. It offers policy options for improving the region's prospects for meeting the goals. For more information, visit http://www.unescap.org/mdgap/regional_reports.htm.
  5. World Development Report: Equity and Development
    The World Bank's 2006 World Development Report explores the role of equity in development. It presents the economic, social, and environmental state of the world. For more information, visit http://wdsbeta.worldbank.org/...Report02006.pdf.
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