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Who Drives Economic Reform in Vietnam's Provinces? 谁在推动越南各省的经济改革?

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2013-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00076_2.x

Hubert Schmitz, Dau Anh Tuan, Pham Thi Thu Hang, Neil McCulloch

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引用次数: 9

Security Management in Northern Mali: Criminal Networks and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms 马里北部的安全管理:犯罪网络和冲突解决机制

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2013-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00077_2.x

Kalilou Sidibé

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引用次数: 18

IDS Research Report Research Summary 77: Security Management in Northern Mali: Criminal Networks and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms IDS研究报告研究摘要77:马里北部安全管理:犯罪网络和冲突解决机制

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2013-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00077_1.x

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IDS Research Report Research Summary 76: Who Drives Economic Reform in Vietnam's Provinces? IDS研究报告研究摘要76:谁在推动越南各省的经济改革?

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2013-01-14 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00076_1.x

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A Village-Up View of Sierra Leone's Civil War and Reconstruction: Multilayered and Networked Governance 从村庄视角看塞拉利昂内战和重建:多层次和网络化的治理

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00075_2.x

James B.M. Vincent

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引用次数: 15

IDS Research Report Research Summary 69: Lessons from Social Protection Programme Implementation in Kenya, Zambia and Mongolia IDS研究报告研究摘要69:肯尼亚、赞比亚和蒙古社会保护方案实施的经验教训

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2011.00069_1.x

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IDS Research Report Research Summary 73: Shifts in Innovation Power to Brazil and India: Insights from the Auto and Software Industries IDS研究报告研究摘要73:创新力量向巴西和印度转移:来自汽车和软件行业的见解

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00073_1.x

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IDS Research Report Research Summary 74: Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo's South Kivu IDS研究报告研究摘要74:刚果南基伍的不安全和地方治理

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00074_1.x

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Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo's South Kivu 刚果南基伍省的不安全和地方治理

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00074_2.x

Ferdinand Mugumo Mushi

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Shifts in Innovation Power to Brazil and India: Insights from the Auto and Software Industries 创新力量向巴西和印度转移:来自汽车和软件行业的见解

IDS Research Reports Pub Date : 2012-05-29 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-0217.2012.00073_2.x

Rasmus Lema, Ruy Quadros, Hubert Schmitz

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引用次数: 34