Does Decentralization Serve the Poor? by Joachim von Braun and Ulrike Grote, November 2000

Biofuels, International Food Prices, and the Poor

Introduction World agriculture is at a turning point: economic growth, energy needs, and climate change redefine the equations of agricultural supply and demand and contribute to accelerate food prices. Biofuels have been particularly high on the global agenda largely due to rising concerns about national energy security, high energy prices, and global climate change, as well as the income expe...

Kolibri - Entwicklung von Modellen und Werkzeugen für kooperative digitale Handbibliotheken (Kolibri - Development of Models and Tools for Cooperative Digital Reference Libraries)

This paper describes the results of the Kolibri project, which aims at supporting cooperative processes within digital reference libraries. After a discussion of the requirements specific for this application area, a corresponding generic model for digital reference libraries is introduced and two library tools relying on this model are described.

Eliminating Hunger and Reducing Poverty: Three Perspectives

Rural-Urban Linkages for Growth, Employment, and Poverty Reduction

Public policy and international collaboration for sustaining and expanding the rice revolution