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People

Population	21.02 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	81 years
Net migration	592,949

Economy

GDP	$820.97 bln
- per capita	$39,066
- growth rate	3%
FDI, net inflows	$39.6 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	101%
Internet users	68%
High-tech exports	14%

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Tackling violence in schools: Final report of the meeting

coe.int –

The High-Level Expert Meeting “Tackling Violence in Schools” pursued the following objectives:1. Sharing of recent global and European data and research in combating violence against children in school.2. Consolidating the various national and international methodologies, strategies, initiatives and good practices, including human rights education and education for democratic citizenship, to make schools free from violence.3. Identifying instruments, methods and recommendations for the more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 13, 2012

Policy Interventions to Address Health Impacts Associated with Air Pollution, Unsafe Water Supply and Sanitation, and Hazardous Chemicals

oecd.org –

The purpose of the paper is to review the recent empirical literature relating to the quantification and valuation of the human health impacts of air pollution, hazardous chemicals, and unsafe water and sanitation, and their use in cost-benefit analysis, as an input to environmental policy decision-making. For each of these three environmental hazards, the nature and range of these health impacts are identified. The extent to which these impacts can, and have been, quantified and valued in more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 12, 2012

AusAID Adviser Stocktake Report

ausaid.gov.au –

AusAID contracts advisers to support partner governments, AusAID and other partners in the implementation of the aid program. An adviser’s assignment can range from providing short-term technical expertise to working closely with counterparts for several years to build local skills and expertise in areas like health, education and food security. Used appropriately, advisers are an effective and flexible way of providing aid and can make an important contribution to a country’s development.There more...

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D C on April 30, 2012

Barriers to effective climate change adaptation

pc.gov.au –

This report focuses on reforms to policy frameworks that would address barriers to effective adaptation. By Adaptation to climate change, it considers actions taken by households, businesses, other organisations, governments and communities in response to the impacts of climate change, including actions taken pre-emptively to reduce the risks of climate change impacts, or in response to impacts as they happen. It takes into account relevant policies at all levels of government in Australia, as more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 10, 2012

Trade-led growth: A sound strategy for Asia

unescap.org –

The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade organized a conference in November 2009 on the topic and brought together policymakers, researchers and analysts from the region and outside it. The selection of the papers discussed at the conference is presented in this volume. It aims to provide some theoretical and empirical reasons towards an argument that for developing Asian economies, export-led growth is still a valid model of stable, equitable and sustainable growth. The volume more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

Narrowing the Gaps through Regional Cooperation Institutions and Governance Systems

adbi.org –

Regional governance systems and national frameworks to address climate change and accelerate green growth in Asia are reviewed and tools to address climate change are outlined. Options for regional level political institutions and financial architecture needed to fulfill voluntary pledges and programs are suggested and potentials, options, and challenges regarding monitoring, reporting, and verification systems are analyzed. In conclusion, policy measures for adaption and mitigation to climate more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 09, 2012

The 8th Australian and New Zealand adolescent health congress report

youthhealth2011.com.au –

Co-convened by The NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health and the Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, in collaboration with The International Association for Adolescent Health, the conference was attended by 510 delegates from 15 countries in the Region. More than 100 talented and articulate young people contributed to the sense of energy and excitement over the three conference days, and feedback received confirmed that the quality of the more...

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D C on March 15, 2012

To What Extent Are High- Quality Logistics Services Trade Facilitating?

oecd-ilibrary.org –

High quality logistics services improve the competitiveness of a country’s exports by reducing the cost involved in transporting goods – especially for countries that are disadvantaged by being far from major markets. This paper investigates the role that trade logistics play in the volume and value of international trade and the extent to which poor quality logistics constitute a barrier to trade. It examines the different impact of logistics quality on goods that are transported by sea and by more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2012

TABLE T4*: 1975–2009 REAL-WAGE GAPS FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA ECONOMIES, IN PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP) TERMS, FOR PRODUCTION-LINE MANUFACTURING WORKERS. *(The pivot table used for all PPP real-wage gap analysis)

jussemper.org –

In assessing the competitiveness in the equalisation of countries’ manufacturing wages (total hourly compensation costs) for production-line workers –in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms– with equivalent U.S. wages, most countries in Asia and Oceania lost ground in 2009 relative to their 2007 position. Only Japan was able to increase its advantage due to a strong revaluation of the yen. Several countries, particularly South Korea, Australia and New Zealand suffered devaluations that dropped more...

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Álvaro de Regil Castilla on May 04, 2012

Targeting the Poorest: An assessment of the proxy means test methodology

ausaid.gov.au –

The purpose of this study is to help AusAID staff, their counterparts in partner governments and othersworking in the field of social protection to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of a targetingmethodology known as the proxy means test (PMT). Despite the substantial literature on the PMT there is a dearth of comprehensive analysis. This means that developing country governments - and those advising on social protection - do not have an adequate basis upon which to consider the more...

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D C on April 11, 2012

Enhancing the Lives of Older Refugees

sswahs.nsw.gov.au –

This resource aims to raise awareness, provide guidance, information and resources for aged care workers when working with older people from a refugee or refugee-like background. This resource promotes trust, access and equity and social justice. These values are very important for working with older refugees and are based on international, national and state service policies, plans and legislation.

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Sonia Hossain on May 09, 2012

Beyond Paris: 11 innovations in aid effectiveness

devpolicy.anu.edu.au –

This paper provides some examples of new innovations in the management and delivery of development aid. The aim is to promote discussion, encourage feedback on lessons of recent innovations and help identify future reforms. The starting position for this analysis is that aid will continue to represent a large, and probably growing, commitment of rich governments. The next section of this paper provides a conceptual framework for thinking about the determinants of aid effectiveness. It also more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 01, 2012

TABLA T4*: BRECHAS DE SALARIOS REALES 1975 - 2009 PARA ECONOMÍAS DE ASIA Y OCEANÍA, EN TÉRMINOS DE PARIDADES DE PODER DE COMPRA (PPC), PARA TRABAJADORES MANUFACTUREROS DE LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN. *(La tabla pivote de todos los análisis de brechas salariales PPC)

jussemper.org –

En la valoración de la competitividad en la homologación salarial manufacturera (total de los costos de compensación por hora) para trabajadores de producción, en términos de paridad de poder de compra (PPC), con sala-rios equivalentes estadounidenses, la mayoría de países de la región, perdió terreno en 2009 respecto a 2007. Sólo Japón aumentó su ventaja debido a la fuerte revaluación del yen. Varios países, sobre todo Sudcorea, Australia y Nueva Zelanda sufrieron devaluaciones que bajaron sus more...

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Álvaro de Regil Castilla on May 04, 2012

Tracking Emissions Using Oracle Environmental Accounting and Reporting

oracle.com –

This white paper describes some of the emission types included in various global reporting requirements around the globe and how Oracle Environmental Accounting and Reporting helps organizations capture and report the data associated with these emissions. Oracle Environmental Accounting and Reporting enables organizations to• Track greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental data against reduction targets• Obtain accurate, repeatable, and verifiable methodologies for greenhouse gas more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 09, 2012

Green Growth, Resources and Resilience

beta.adb.org –

This report—Green Growth, Resources, and Resilience—describes an evolving policy landscape characterized by a changing economic reality, rising demand for resources, increasingly apparent impacts of environmental and climate change, and increased risk and uncertainty. The report provides new insights into Asian and Pacific resource use trends and outlines key actions, including reforming economic incentives and promoting more inclusive and adaptive governance approaches, that governments can more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 28, 2012

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