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From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

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GLOSSARYGeneric medicines Copies of pharmaceutical products no longerprotected by patent. They contain the same activeingredients as original branded drugs, though notnecessarily in the identical formulation. They arecheaper than branded drugs as manufacturers do notincur the research and development costs associatedwith new medicines and, once a patent has expired,competition between manufacturers drives downmarket prices.<strong>Green</strong> Revolution Refers <strong>to</strong> the big increase in agricultural productivityin Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. It was led by technologicalinnovation based on new varieties of rice andwheat and the use of chemical fertilisers, coupledwith state investment in irrigation, infrastructuresuch as roads, and new institutions <strong>to</strong> ensure stablecrop prices.HIV and AIDS HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus,while AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)is a syndrome of opportunistic infections anddiseases that can develop at the end stage of HIVinfection. It is not possible <strong>to</strong> die from HIV itself.Indeed, many HIV-positive people, with a good dietand access <strong>to</strong> drugs, live a relatively normal life andmay not develop AIDS for a very long time.International The World Bank, the International MonetaryfinancialFund, and other supra-national financial bodiesinstitutions such as regional development banks.KeynesianEconomic theory based on the work of Britisheconomics economist John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946).Keynes promoted a mixed economy in which boththe state and the private sec<strong>to</strong>r play important roles.Microfinance Financial services designed <strong>to</strong> reduce poverty bygiving poor people access <strong>to</strong> credit, insurance, savings,fund transfers, and so on. Microfinance can beorganised at the community level among groups ofcommunity members, or can be provided moreformally by microfinance institutions or NGOs.Mitigation When referring <strong>to</strong> climate change,‘mitigation’ meansreducing emissions of harmful greenhouse gases;when discussing natural disasters, it refers <strong>to</strong> reducingtheir potential impact.503

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