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    ADB and Sri Lanka partners in development
    (2000-06)
    The Asian development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established by 31 countries in 1966 ADB is now owned by 58 members mostly from the region
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    After the copenhacen summit taking social development seriously
    (1996-09-18) Jayasuriya, Laksiri
    It is just over an year since the world summit for social development (WSSD) met in Copenhagen to discuss the seriousness of the development crisis- a crisis marked by the persistence of : The growth of poverty globally and the internationalism and social exclusion of groups of people the young the unemployed women and the ethnic minorities and the social conflicts and civil wars leading to increased militarisation and warfare.
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    Agreed minutes of the Sri Lanka German bilateral negotiations on development co-operation
    (2003-03)
    Negotiations on financial and technical co-operation were held in Colombo on 20 March 2003 between a delegation of the government of Sri Lanka headed y Mr. Charitha Ratwatte, secretary, Ministry of finance and Ministry Of Policy development Implementation and a delegation of the government of the federal republic of Germany headed by Mr. Jochen Kenneweg, Head of South Asia Division federal Ministry Of Economic Co-operation and development. List of the members of the delegations are attached as annex land annex. The following is a summary of the talks.
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    An alternative assessment of multinational investment : The neoconventional perspective.
    (2022)
    An alternatives assessment of the consequences of multinational investment in underdeveloped countries is provided in the works of individuals associated with the Harvard Business school's multinational enterprise project.This alternative perspective takes up many of the issues raised by crities of multinational investment and raises both theoretical and empirical objections to their major arguments
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    Alternative development strategies
    (1979-05-18)
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    Alternative development strategies and lifestyles : a report and overview of SID's ADS programme.
    (1979-08-04) Jolly, Richard
    As a part of its reorientation formally agreed at the 15th world conference in Amsterdam, SID launched two major programmes in 1977:the ADS (Alternative development strategies and lifestyles) programme of national and regional conferences and the North-South round table.
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    Applying asset-based community development as a strategy for CSR: a Canadian perspective on a win-win for stakeholders and SMES
    (2009-01) Fisher, Kyla; Geenen, Jessica; Jurcevic, Marie; Mcclintock, Katya; Davis, Glynn
    In the December 2006 edition of Harvard Businees Review , Michael porter and mark kramer argwe that by approaching corporate social responsibility (CSR) based on corporate priorities strengths and abilities firms can develop socially and fiscally responsible solutions to current CSR issues, which will provide operational and competitive advantages. We agree that an effective approach to CSR include a mapping of strategy risk and opportunity.However we also caution that the exclusion of societal input may not be to the corporations advantage an investment in both strategic analysis and social capital can pay off from a social capital can pay off from a social and an organizational standpoint
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    Asian survey : A monthly review of contemporary Asian Affairs
    (1982) Wriggins, W. Howard
    Four main developments deserve review on the economic front like other countries that have tried the experiment Sri Lanka experienced the gains and the pains of opening up the economy with the help of the IMF. Heavy capital investment made real progress but contributed to large budgetary deficits inflation surged to nearly 40% during the year but was brought down to a reported 18-20 % , foreign investment contributed to reducing unemployment and diversifying Sri Lanka's production and exports while peasant agriculture did well in the face of poor rains. But traditional tree crop output slipped once again and adverse terms of trade added to the balance of payments deficit.
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    Attention please 1980
    (1980)
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    Biotechnology for sustainable development
    (2022) Ramasamy, Ranjan
    The concept of sustainable development in a simple from has been known to mankind for several centuries.It was successfully applied to agriculture and animal husbandry in many villages throughout the world prior to the advent of the industrial revolution.However sustainable development has become of much greater concern recently due to the pressure on natural resource exerted by an exponentially increasing human population.
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    Building global governance partnership among governments inter-governmental organizations and NGOs.
    (1999) Kunugi, Tatsuro
    These monographs were used as study text for the advanced management development program (ADMP) sponsored by the foundation for advanced studies on international development (FASID) and Sophia University institute of comparative culture. The foundation has generously supported their publication
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    The business environment in Hong Kong
    (2022) G. Lethbridge, David
    Hong Kong has had one of the fastest-growing economics in the world in the post-war period. Rapid economic growth in Hong Kong began with its transformation from an entrepot to an industrial city in the 1950. What is interesting in that such an economic transformation was achieved without planning or even premeditation.In the 1960 and early 1970, Hong Kong experienced a process of rapid industrialization accompanied by a high rate of increase in incomes
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    Causes and consequences of mortality declines in less developed countries during the twentieth century
    (2022) Preston, Sumuel H.
    Only a few countries of Africa , Asia and Latin America can supply suitable data for estimating mortality levels in 1900. Many more can sully such data for 1940 or 1950. Without exception the estimated levels of mortality prevailing in those years are higher than current levels, for those countries that can provide data at both earlier points most improvement as indexed by life expectancy at birth has been achieved since 1940. It appears from fragmentary records that life expectancy at birth during 1935-39 was about 30 years in Africa and Asia and 40 years in Latin America. The respective levels in 1965-70 were on the oder of 43,50 and 60 (World health organization 1974; United Nations population division 1973)
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    City of hope the faridbad story
    (2022) Jain, LC
    The city of hope is the riveting and incisive description of India's first major experiment rehabilitation of 50,000 refugees from the North West frontiers province through self-help at faridabad 20 kilometers from Delhi Jawaharlal Neru saw the faridabad project as a laboratory to test plans for building modern India of his dreams.So deep was his involvement that between 1949-52 Neru found time to be present at the first 20 meetings of the faridabad development board.
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    Committe on studies for cooperation in development in South Asia (C.S.C.D)
    (2022)
    This report presents the findings and recommendations of the evaluation.Mission on the working of the committee on studies for cooperation in development in South Asia (CSCD) and its programme of studies carried out since its inception a decade ago.The CSCD has been running with finance provided by various international agencies
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    Committee on studies for cooperation in development in South Asia
    (1985-08)
    The CSCD at its tenth meeting held in Colombo in November 1984 accepted the offer of the Ministry of Planning and development republic of Maldives, to host the eleventh meeting was held in male during Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 August 1985.Its venue was the conference room of the Ministry of planning and development male.
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    Community participation in rural development of Nepal
    (1938-07) M. Joshi, Gopal; R. Khadka, Krishna
    This country cases study on community participation in rural development of Nepal was writer by a team of two case writers from Nepal administrative staff college,Nepal.The first half of the case on IHDP was written by Dr.Gopal M.Joshi Director, Mr.Krishna Ram Khadka deputy director wrote the second half of the case on SEDP.Communities in these project regions and the officials of the government of Nepal agricultural development Bank of Nepal and Swiss agency for the technical assistance Nepal are to be commended for making this case a reality.
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    Concluding overview
    (2022) Inayatullah; Wanasinghe, H.S
    In the introductory chapter three models of rural development were developed on the basis of the extent of intervention from the state in to the rural periphery and of the selection of the primary goals sought to be achieved.It was also indicated that the effect of policy models adopted by a government were mediated besides other factors by its capacity to mobilize the rural community in the direction of the intended policy goals as well as by the characteristics of the rural community which were the object of change.
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    A concluding review:development policies bureaucracies and rural organisations in Asia.
    (2022) Wanasinghe, Shelton
    The studies in this volume review over a quarter century of rich and varied experience in rural development in the Asian region.Whilst there are,no doubt several instances of rural development programme in what may be referred to as the per-independence period of the Asian region, it is the last three decades which have witnessed the growing emphasis on rural development in Asian countries. As the studies in this volume reveal a common characteristic of the national development policies of Asian countries during this period has been their special emphasis on rural development.