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From Poverty to Power Green, Oxfam 2008 - weman

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FROM POVERTY TO POWERJapan:climate change strategy role 410, 414;corruption 87; economic growth 181;education provision 48; as effective state95; as international aid donor 381; internationaltrade issues 186–7, 319; technologicaldevelopment 327Jordan 165b, 330Jubilee 2000 campaign 38, 300, 307, 356justice 11, 12, 28, 30, 34, 37, 38, 77, 97–8Kenya 73, 77, 81, 123, 151, 223, 268, 369Kyo<strong>to</strong> Pro<strong>to</strong>col (1997) 113, 293, 316, 382,407, 414, 418Kyrgyzstan 209, 212labour rights:active citizenship and 65, 163–4, 196;effective states and 163–4, 166–7, 176,196; and informal employment 152, 153;NGOs’ role 151, 161, 165, 345, 348; andthe private sec<strong>to</strong>r 65, 163, 164–5, 169,170, 299; and small <strong>to</strong> medium-sizedenterprises 169, 170; trade agreementsand 165–6b; trade union campaigns 158,160–3, 164–5, 167, 348, 351; and transnationalcorporations 65, 176, 345, 348,349b, 351; for women 153, 154–5, 158,160–1, 162–3blandmines 400, 403–5Latin America:access <strong>to</strong> information 54; agriculturalissues 120, 125, 144; arms trade 399; civilsociety activism 34, 60, 64, 94b; debtcrisis 297, 306, 312; democratisation 79,80, 82; economic growth 82, 181–2;employment issues 152; inequality 4, 99;and international financial institutions297, 303; property rights issues 73;structural adjustment programmes 298;taxation 98, 99; violence 274, 275, 278;see also named countriesLebanon 81, 277, 386Lesotho 46, 48, 156, 212Liberia 247, 279, 282, 393Madagascar 341–2b, 386Make <strong>Poverty</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry campaign 307, 381Malawi:access <strong>to</strong> information 89; agriculture and141–2; corruption campaigns 89; aseffective state 141–2; health caresystem 353; hunger and famine 229, 255;international aid 353; NationalSmallholder Farmers’ Association ofMalawi (NASFAM) 89; political issues84; producer organisations 137; publicservices 46; social protection measures211, 216Malaysia:agriculture and 132, 141, 186; economicgrowth 88, 92; as effective state 92, 93,101, 141; financial crisis 311; naturalresources 88, 93; public services 49;trade liberalisation 186; transnationalcorporations 172, 173t, 176Maldives 247, 248b, 258Mali 50, 135, 270, 295, 364markets:active citizenship and 195–6; agricultureand 133–5, 136–9, 195–6; capital accountliberalisation 311–12, 313; and debtcrises 306; democracy and 82–3; globalgovernance of 293; global markets 293,310–11; institutions and 21, 108–9; andland reform 76–7; poverty and 7, 14, 108,195–6, 220; rules 108–9, 110; sustainability195–6; vulnerability and 7, 21, 117; seealso private sec<strong>to</strong>rMauritius 12, 101, 165, 193–4Mexico:climate change issues 406; as effectivestate 94b; employment issues 155; foodissues 224; health issues 224, 239; internationaltrade issues 323; land reform 74,75t; migration 336b; natural disasters287; PROGRESA programme 50; propertyrights issues 73; social protectionmeasures 50, 212; transnational corporations172, 173t, 175microfinance organisations 221–3Middle East 277, 334, 399migration:active citizenship and 339, 340; agricultureand 122, 123, 144–5; barriers <strong>to</strong>333–4, 337–8, 398; ‘brain drain’ 57, 337,340; climate change and 260; anddeveloped countries 339–40, 401; anddeveloping countries 334–5, 425;discrimination against migrants 337–8,339, 398; economic issues 334, 338; andemployment 153, 333, 334, 335; environmentalrefugees 258, 260; governmentpolicies 145, 338, 339, 340; human rights516

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