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as well as in a traditional bound format, which is printed on demand. This
unique approach to scholarly publishing aims to ensure that research findings
are disseminated rapidly and efficiently, to achieve maximum impact from
ongoing development research. Titles are listed under the following themes:
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ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY
Sperling, L.; Loevinsohn, M., ed.
Using diversity: Enhancing and maintaining
genetic resources on-farm
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-833-3, online only
To order a printed copy, email the IDRC
office in New Delhi.
Warhurst, A., ed.
Mining and the environment: Case
studies from the Americas
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-828-7, $35
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Buckles, D.; Etèka, A.; Osiname, O.; Galiba, M.; Galiano, N., ed..
Cover crops in West Africa: Contributing
to sustainable agriculture / Plantes de couverture en Afrique de l'Ouest
: Une contribution à l'agriculture durable
IDRC/IITA/SG2000 1998, ISBN 0-88936-852-X, $30
Buckles, D.; Triomphe, B.; Sain, G.
Cover crops in hillside agriculture: Farmer innovation
with Mucuna
IDRC/CIMMYT 1998, ISBN 0-88936-841-4, $30
Los cultivos de cobertura en la agricultura
en laderas: Innovación de los agricultores con Mucuna
IDRC/CIMMYT/CATIE 1999, ISBN 0-88936-881-3, $30
Herbert-Copley, B., ed.
Assessing the impacts of agricultural
biotechnologies: Canadian-Latin American perspectives. Proceedings of a
workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, 16-17 May 1995
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-789-2, $25
Ker, A.
Farming systems of the African savanna:
A continent in crisis
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-793-0, $20
MacKay, K., ed.
Rice-fish culture in China
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-776-0, $35
Marquardt, R.R.; Han, Z., ed.
Enzymes in poultry and swine nutrition:
Proceedings of the first Chinese symposium on feed enzymes, 6-8 May 1996,
Nanjing, People's Republic of China
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-821-X, $35
Smith, O.B. (dir.)
Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de
l'Ouest : Une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire
et à l'assainissement des villes / Urban agriculture in West Africa:
Contributing to food security and urban sanitation
IDRC/CTA 1999, ISBN 0-88936-890-2, $30
Weber, E.; Bridier, B.; Fiorentino, R.
Rural agroindustry in Latin America:
An evaluation of the PRODAR network
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-840-6, $30
HEALTH
de Savigny, D.; Wijeyaratne, P., ed.
GIS for health and the environment:
Proceedings of an international workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 5-10
September 1994
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-766-3, $25
Hatcher Roberts, J.; Vlassof, C., ed.
The female client and the health-care
provider
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-773-6, $30
Nduati, R.; Kiai, W.
Communicating with adolescents about
AIDS: Experience from eastern and southern Africa
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-832-5, $30
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
Bessette, G.; Rajasunderam, C.V., ed.
Participatory development communication:
a West African agenda
IDRC/Southbound 1996, ISBN 0-88936-802-3, $25
La communication participative pour
le développement : un agenda ouest-africain
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-803-1, $25
Lefebvre, E.; Lefebvre, L.A.
Information and telecommunication
technologies: The impact of their adoption on small and medium-sized enterprises
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-807-4, $25
McConnell, P., ed.
Making a difference: Measuring the
impact of information on development
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-783-3, $30
Ó Siochrú, S.
Telecommunications and universal
service: International experience and the South African effort
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-809-0, $20
NATURAL RESOURCES
Brooks, D.B.; Rached, E.; Saade, M., ed.
Management of water demand in Africa and the Middle
East: Current practices and future needs
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-844-9, $25
De Koninck, R.
Le recul de la forêt au Viet Nam
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-845-7, $25
Deforestation in Viet Nam
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-869-4, $25
Hambly, H.; Onweng Angura, T., ed.
Grassroots indicators for desertification:
Experience and perspectives from eastern and southern Africa
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-794-9, $25
Rached, E.; Rathgeber, E.; Brooks, D.B., ed.
Water management in Africa and the
Middle East: Challenges and opportunities
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-804-X, $35
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Bezanson, K.; Annerstedt, J.; Chung, K.; Hopper, D.; Oldham, G.; Sagasti,
F.
Viet Nam at the crossroads: The role
of science and technology
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-873-2, $30
Ogbu, O.M.; Oyeyinka, B.O.; Mlawa, H.M., ed.
Technology policy and practice in
Africa
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-790-6, $35
SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCIENCES
Azuela, A.; Duhau, E.; Ortiz, E., ed.
Evictions and the right to housing:
Experience from Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, and
South Korea
IDRC 1998, ISBN 0-88936-861-9, $35
Diop, M.-C.; Lavergne, R. (dir.)
L'intégration régionale
en l'Afrique de l'Ouest : Résultats de la conférence internationale
organisée par le CRDI à Dakar (Sénégal) du
11 au 15 janvier 1993
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-787-6, $20
Group de travail sur la recherche en éducation et l'analyse des
politiques,
Association pour le développement de l'éducation en Afrique
/ Working
Group on Educational Research and Policy Analysis, Association for
the
Development of Education in Africa
Langues d'instruction : Implications
pour les politiques d'éducation en Afrique / Languages of instruction:
Policy implications for education in Africa
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-829-5, $25
Konate, H.
Politiques sociales en Afrique de
l'Ouest et de Centre
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-810-4, $20
Lusthaus, C.; Anderson, G.; Adrien, M-H.; Murphy, E.
Évaluation institutionnelle
: Cadre pour le renforcement des organisations partenaires du CRDI
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-798-1, $20
Lusthaus, C.; Anderson, G.; Murphy, E.
Institutional assessment: A framework
for strengthening organizational capacity for IDRC's research partners
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-771-X, $20
Morales-Gómez, D.; Torres A., M., ed.
Social policy in a global society:
Parallels and lessons from the Canada-Latin America experience
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-761-2, $35
Nef, J.
Human security and mutual vulnerability:
An exploration into the global political economy of development and underdevelopment
(2nd edition)
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-879-1, $25
DEVELOPMENT (GENERAL)
Beaudry-Somcynsky, M.; Cook, C.M.
Japan's system of official development
assistance
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-883-X, $25
Ryan SJ, W.F.
Culture, spirituality, and economic
development: Opening a dialogue
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-782-5, $20
Sagasti, F.; Alcalde, G.
Development cooperation in a fractured
global order: An arduous transition
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88926-889-9, $30
Copyright 1999 © International Development
Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
pub@idrc.ca / 1 October
1999
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