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Item Agua : manejo a nivel local(CIID, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2004-07) Brooks, David B.Item Cogestion des ressources naturelles : réduire la pauvreté par l'apprentissage local(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Tyler, Stephen R.Item Comanagement of natural resources : local learning for poverty reduction(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Tyler, Stephen R.Item Comanejo de recursos naturales : aprendizaje local para reducir la pobreza(CIID, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Tyler, Stephen R.Item Combatiendo la pobreza con hechos : sistemas de seguimiento comunitario(CIID, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) Reyes, Celia; Due, EvanDurante más de dos décadas, gobiernos y agencias de desarrollo alrededor del mundo se han concentrado en la reducción de la pobreza. Ha habido avances, pero han sido disparejos y casi la cuarta parte de la población mundial sufre todavía de extrema “pobreza por ingresos”. Sin embargo, esta “pobreza por ingresos” es sólo una parte del cuadro. Un análisis multifacético de la pobreza y el bienestar humano incorpora elementos que van más allá del ingreso para atrapar las características de la pobreza experimentada por los propios pobres. // Este libro presenta el Sistema de Seguimiento Comunitario (SSC). El SSC reconoce que los pobres deben estar envueltos en la planificación de los programas públicos que afectan su bienestar. Reconoce además que, para ser eficaces, los programas de desarrollo deben ser orientados e informados por datos desagregados relevantes, actualizados y precisos. Para lograr esto, el SSC reúne a las comunidades y a las autoridades locales para recoger y controlar la información obtenida localmente, y verificable, acerca de las condiciones de vida reales y para utilizar esta información en la planificación y en la elaboración de políticas. // A partir de las experiencias del SSC en África y en Asia, los autores presentan recomendaciones para los legisladores, agencias donantes e investigadores. También presentan pautas para el desarrollo y la implementación de sistemas para el seguimiento de la pobreza en otras regiones del mundo. Encontrará análisis, debate y casos específicos en el sitio web complementario www.idrc.ca/en_foco_pobreza que viene con el libro, en CD.Item Competencia y desarrollo : el poder de los mercados competitivos(CIID, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Joekes, Susan; Evans, PhilEl incremento de las privatizaciones, el comercio internacional y la inversión, así como la expansión de los acuerdos comerciales bilaterales y multilaterales, han llevado a una mayor integración económica cuyos efectos son visibles en casi todas las naciones del mundo. Esta nueva dependencia de la empresa privada ha provocado muchos cambios en la estructura económica y en la capacidad de producción de los países en desarrollo. No obstante, también ha contribuido a que los países en desarrollo se vuelvan más vulnerables ante la adversidad de nuevas modalidades que derivan de prácticas comerciales anticompetitivas. El diseño y ejecución de políticas efectivas que aseguren la competencia entre las empresas constituye una tarea compleja y difícil. Este libro, y el sitio web que lo acompaña, demuestran la importancia que representa una competencia verdadera y justa para lograr un desarrollo sostenible y un mercado eficaz, presentando temas relativos a la globalización, bienestar del consumidor, carteles y monopolios, así como liberalización del comercio.Item Competition and development : the power of competitive markets(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Joekes, Susan; Evans, PhilThe growth of privatization and international trade and investment, and the spread of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have increased economic integration, affecting almost all nations of the world. This new reliance on private enterprise has brought about many changes in the economic structure and production capacity of developing countries. However, it has also made developing countries more vulnerable to new and harmful types of anticompetitive business practices. Putting effective policies in place to ensure that businesses compete is a complex and difficult task. This book and its accompanying website demonstrate the importance of true and fair competition to sustainable development and an effective marketplace, touching on issues of globalization, consumer welfare, cartels and monopolies, and trade liberalization.Item Concurrence et le développement : la puissance des marchés concurrentiels(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Joekes, Susan; Evans, PhilLa montée de la privatisation, la croissance du commerce et de l’investissement internationaux, et la multiplication des accords commerciaux bilatéraux et multilatéraux ont favorisé l’intégration économique, qui touche presque tous les pays de la planète. Ce nouveau recours à l’entreprise privée a entraîné de nombreux changements dans la structure économique et la capacité de production des pays en développement. Toutefois, il a également accentué la vulnérabilité des pays en développement face à de nouveaux types préjudiciables de pratiques commerciales anticoncurrentielles. Il est à la fois complexe et difficile de mettre en place des politiques efficaces pour assurer la compétitivité des entreprises. Ce livre et les pages Web connexes illustrent l’importance d’une concurrence juste et équitable pour le développement durable et le fonctionnement efficace des marchés; on y aborde la mondialisation, le bien-être des consommateurs, les cartels et les monopoles, et la libéralisation du commerce.Item Cultivando mejores ciudades : agricultura urbana para el desarrollo sostenible(CIID, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Mougeot, Luc J.A.Item Cultiver de meilleures villes : agriculture urbaine et développement durable(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Mougeot, Luc J.A.Item Eau : gérer localement(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2002) Brooks, David B.Item Faits, une arme contre la pauvreté : systèmes de suivi communautaire de la pauvreté(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) Reyes, Celia; Due, EvanPartout dans le monde, des gouvernements et des organismes de développement s’emploient, depuis plus de deux décennies, à réduire la pauvreté. Certes, il y a eu des progrès, mais ils ont été inégaux : près du quart de la population mondiale vit toujours dans une pauvreté monétaire extrême. La pauvreté monétaire n’est toutefois que l’un des éléments du tableau. Pour saisir les caractéristiques de la pauvreté telle que vécue par les pauvres eux-mêmes, il faut prendre en compte les multiples éléments de la pauvreté et du bien-être humain qui vont au-delà du revenu. Ce livre explique en quoi consistent les systèmes de suivi communautaire de la pauvreté (CBMS). Un CBMS part du principe que les pauvres doivent participer à la planification des programmes publics qui influent sur leur bien-être. Par ailleurs, on estime que, pour être efficaces, les programmes de développement doivent être ciblés et doivent s’appuyer sur des données pertinentes, à jour, exactes et non regroupées. Les CBMS mettent donc à contribution les collectivités et les autorités locales pour recueillir des données vérifiables au sujet des véritables conditions de vie de la population, qui serviront à des fins de planification et d’élaboration des politiques. S’inspirant de leur expérience des CBMS en Afrique et en Asie, les auteurs formulent des recommandations à l’intention des responsables des politiques, des bailleurs de fonds et des chercheurs. Ils présentent aussi des lignes directrices pour élaborer et mettre en place des systèmes de suivi de la pauvreté ailleurs dans le monde. Les pages Web connexes (www.crdi.ca/un_focus_pauvrete), dont on retrouve le contenu sur un CD accompagnant le livre, présentent une analyse, une discussion et des études de cas.Item Femmes et la terre : des droits fonciers pour une meilleure vie(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011) Budlender, Debbie; Alma, EileenLe livre se concentre sur les constatations émanant d’études récentes portant sur 12 pays d’Afrique subsaharienne, où les chercheurs ont examiné de nombreux aspects - juridique, coutumier, politique et économique - des droits des femmes à la terre. Des chercheurs d’organisations non gouvernementales (ONG), des universitaires et des militants de la base ont collaboré avec les collectivités, étudiant les expériences vécues par les femmes dans des cadres précis.Item Fighting poverty with facts : community-based monitoring systems(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2009) Reyes, Celia; Due, EvanShifts towards decentralized government are not often accompanied by a corresponding shift in the countries’ statistical systems. This book presents the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS): CBMS approaches bring together communities and local authorities to gather and monitor locally obtained, verifiable information about actual living conditions, for use in planning and policy-making. Drawing from CBMS experience in Africa and Asia, the authors present recommendations for policymakers, donor agencies, and researchers. IDRC has supported CBMS research in 15 countries of Asia and Africa. As the various country experiences show, real benefits quickly accrue to communities as well as their governments.Item Fixing health systems(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) de Savigny, Don; Kasale, Harun; Mbuya, Conrad; Reid, GrahamIn Africa, health care has been in a state of crisis for several decades. The Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project (TEHIP) has sought to test a premise that called for health reforms based not just on increased funding but on more strategic investments in health. Two large districts in Tanzania — already engaged in health reforms centered on devolving management of resources to the local level — attempt to bring health spending more in line with cost-effective approaches to the local disease burden. Information from Demographic Surveillance Systems makes it possible for planners to determine spending priorities. A series of simple management tools enable those district planners to allot funds to interventions that will have a greater impact on local causes of mortality. New means of planning lead district health teams to budget more proportionally to address major contributors to mortality such as malaria and a cluster of childhood illnesses. Effectively addressing those problems, however, requires that a modest funding top-up be applied to increasing capacity within the health system. This allows for better training, more effective deployment of resources such as drugs, better clinical practice, and increased patient satisfaction. The overall result is a dramatic decline in mortality in the two districts. The two districts’ success in substantially lowering mortality demands that the tools for achieving that success be disseminated more widely, both within Tanzania and internationally. The primary lesson arising from the TEHIP experience is that investing in health systems is an effective way of improving population health.Item Fixing health systems : the issue, the research, the lessons(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2004) de Savigny, Don; Kasale, Harun; Mbuya, Conrad; Reid, GrahamItem Growing better cities : urban agriculture for sustainable development(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2006) Mougeot, Luc J.A.Item Health : an ecosystem approach; the issue, case studies, lessons and recommendations(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2003) Lebel, JeanCan people remain healthy in a world that is sick? Many ecological disasters can be directly traced to careless exploitation of the environment, with human beings as first perpetrator and then victim. Our health closely mirrors the health of our surroundings: this is the basis of the Ecohealth approach. It recognizes the inextricable links between humans and their biophysical, social, and economic environments, and that these links are reflected in the population’s state of health. Reconciling an ecosystem’s health with the health of its human inhabitants is a new area of research, requiring input from scientists, community and interest groups, and decision-makers. This book describes this new approach, providing lessons and recommendations from various IDRC-supported research activities. It demonstrates how decision-makers, in particular, can use the Ecohealth approach to formulate policies and solutions that are both immediately visible and sustainable over the long term. This book also serves as the focal point for an IDRC thematic Web site on on the ecosystem approach to human health: www.idrc.ca/in_focus_health. At this site, you will find the full text of this book as well as related case studies, research reports, short articles, and various other resources. A CD of the in_focus Website is included with the book.Item Health : an ecosystem approach; the issue, case studies, lessons and recommendations [Chinese version](IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2008) Lebel, JeanCan people remain healthy in a world that is sick? Many ecological disasters can be directly traced to careless exploitation of the environment, with human beings as first perpetrator and then victim. Our health closely mirrors the health of our surroundings: this is the basis of the Ecohealth approach. It recognizes the inextricable links between humans and their biophysical, social, and economic environments, and that these links are reflected in the population’s state of health. Reconciling an ecosystem’s health with the health of its human inhabitants is a new area of research, requiring input from scientists, community and interest groups, and decision-makers. This book describes this new approach, providing lessons and recommendations from various IDRC-supported research activities. It demonstrates how decision-makers, in particular, can use the Ecohealth approach to formulate policies and solutions that are both immediately visible and sustainable over the long term. This book also serves as the focal point for an IDRC thematic Web site on on the ecosystem approach to human health: www.idrc.ca/in_focus_health. At this site, you will find the full text of this book as well as related case studies, research reports, short articles, and various other resources. A CD of the in_focus Website is included with the book.Item Information lives of the poor : fighting poverty with technology(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2013) Elder, Laurent; Samarajiva, Rohan; Gillwald, Alison; Galperin, HernánThis book draws on ground-breaking research regarding how access to ICTs affects lives and livelihoods among the developing-country poor. Household surveys reveal how and why the developing-country poor are using communication tools. Analysis of survey results from Africa, Asia, and Latin America provides lessons about government, civil society, and the private sector roles in ensuring greater social inclusion in benefits of ICT access. Technology has both democratic potential and darker sides: crowdsourcing and open learning; censorship and cyber warfare… the final chapter reflects on the promise and perils of ICTs and recommends some future directions for research.