This title discusses how to alleviate poverty in Africa, identifying the constraints under which women operate and policies that will aid growth and empower women, recognising the importance of bargaining parameters and the role of assets

"The countries of the Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and the province of Kosovo - form a core European region. The region is known for its instability and recent history of wars and civil conflicts, but far less is known about the...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Initial conditions: Yugoslavia and Albania -- chapter 3 The early reformers: Croatia, Macedonia and Albania -- chapter 4 The late reformers: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo -- chapter 5 Privatization and foreign direct investment -- chapter 6...

chapter 1 Introduction -- part PART I Socio-demographic issues -- chapter 2 Population and household characteristics -- part Part II: Monetary issues -- chapter 3 Distribution of household income and expenditure -- chapter 4 Household assets and liabilities -- part PART III Health and nutrition...

chapter 1 Establishing the linkage: The trade�environment interface -- chapter 2 The United Nations approach to trade, the environment and sustainable development -- chapter 3 GATT/WTO approaches to trade, the environment and sustainable development -- chapter 4 The trade�environment linkage...