links for 2008-04-30
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(tags: Kazakhstan)
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A not-for-profit organisation which undertakes consultancy, research and professional development. We publish the scholarly journal Human Relations and host Evaluation - The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice.(tags: Psychology)
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(tags: Psychology)
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OPUS, an organisation for promoting understanding of society, is a UK based international not-for-profit organization and a registered educational charity that is concerned with understanding society and organizations within society.
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ICISF is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress through the provision of education, training and support services for all Emergency Services professions; Continuing education and training in(tags: Emergency_Preparedness)
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(tags: Emergency_Preparedness)
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(tags: Guangdong)
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(tags: Internet_Policy)
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(tags: Montana North_Dakota)
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The mission of HAZUS.org is to focus on the promotion and development of HAZUS applications via the development and documentation of best practices, implementation guidelines, standards and outreach. This is accomplished through the support of HAZUS User(tags: Emergency_Preparedness)
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The mission of the Columbia Center for Hazards and Risk Research is to advance the predictive science of natural and environmental hazards and the integration of science with hazard risk assessment and risk management.(tags: Emergency_Preparedness)
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(tags: Water)
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Debate is brewing over how the agency can attract greater numbers of older, more experienced volunteers. One key target group: retiring baby boomers.(tags: Peace_Corps)
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(tags: Agriculture)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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Conditional cash transfer programs pay recipients in exchange for an action that brings private behavior closer to the social optimum. We analyze one such program in Mexico: Progresa that pays four million poor mothers to send their children to school and(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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Unlike most development initiatives, conditional cash transfer programs recently introduced in the Latin America and the Caribbean region have been subject to rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. These programs provide money to poor families, con(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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Opportunity NYC Family Rewards is an exciting new program that can help you make ends meet by adding up to $4,000 or more per year to your family’s income for taking certain steps that help your family.(tags: Education Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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Development results mean sustained improvement in the lives of people in developing countries: more children educated, fewer infants dying, more families lifted out of poverty. Managing for development results involves using information to make better dec(tags: Economic_Development)
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(tags: Brazil Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers Peru)
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(tags: Turkey Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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Prior research on Mexican migration has shown that social networks and economic incentives play an important role in determining migration outcomes. We use experimental data from PROGRESA, Mexico’s primary poverty-reduction program, to evaluate the effe
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Conditional_Cash_Transfers)
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(tags: Indonesia)
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(tags: Morocco)
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(tags: Bangladesh Microcredit)
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(tags: Economic_Development Middle_East)
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A travel website dedicated to Afghanistan, the country that fell off the map. From visa and border information to historical sites (and where to stay when you’re visiting them), we aim to provide what you need to help plan your trip. Travel in Afghanist(tags: Afghanistan)
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Afsaneh Art & Culture Society (AACS) serves the Central Asian, Iranian- and Afghan-American communities and people who appreciate art from all cultures. AACS programs provide eloquent testimony to the unique Central Asian expressive arts and promote appre(tags: Central_Asia)
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(tags: Kyrgyzstan)
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(tags: Failure)