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DEC Express
Selected USAID Reports for December 16, 2005
The Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) presents the latest issue of DEC Express. This biweekly e-bulletin provides access to the latest United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reports.
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Agricultural Development
Democracy and Governance
Economic Growth
Education
Environment
GDA and Other Development Cooperation
Health, Population & Nutrition
Humanitarian Assistance
Other USAID Reports
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PN-ADE-258 document cover page Biodiversity conservation : a guide for USAID staff and partners
Sep 2005, Handbook/Manual
Institution: USAID. Bur. for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade. Ofc. of Natural Resources Management
NOTE: Corrected version with covers processed on 9 Dec 2005
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-258
Cost (in Paper): $26.78
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Agricultural Development

Dairy enterprise initiative for Honduras and Central America : CA# 522-A-00-01-00369-00 -- final report, September 2001-September 2005
Geographic Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
2005, Final Contractor/Grantee Report
Institution: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
NOTE: (C) Land O'Lakes, Inc.
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-790
Cost (in Paper): $3.64
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Herd accumulation : a pastoral strategy to reduce risk exposure
Series: Research brief 04-05-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-508
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Managing pastoral development in Kenya : challenges for policy and law
Series: Research brief 04-09-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-512
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Pastoral risk management in Southern Ethiopia : observations from pilot projects based on participatory community assessments
Series: Research brief 04-07-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-510
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Pond dynamics/aquaculture collaborative research support program : twenty-second annual administrative report, 1 August 2003 to 31 July 2004
[2004], Annual Report
Institution: Oregon State University. Ofc. of International Research and Development
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-694
Cost (in Paper): $14.43
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Resource conflict in the rangelands : evidence from Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia
Series: Research brief 04-08-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-511
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Democracy and Governance

CEPPS/NDI final report : Bulgaria -- voter education and get-out-the -vote in advance of the 2005 parliamentary elections
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
2005, Final Contractor/Grantee Report
Institution: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
NOTE: Appendix B not submitted
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-749
Cost (in Paper): $2.73
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Democratic governance program
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
25 Oct 2005, Miscellaneous Document
Institution: USAID. Mission to Romania
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-759
Cost (in Paper): $0.39
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Final report on technical assistance to six cities
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
6 Jan 2005, Final Contractor/Grantee Report
Institution: Associates in Rural Development, Inc. (ARD)
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-761
Cost (in Paper): $6.24
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Improving the quality of basic human services
Geographic Region: Asia and Near East
[2005], Miscellaneous Document
Institution: USAID. Mission to Indonesia
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-664
Cost (in Paper): $0.26
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Moldova local government reform project (LGRP) : transition annual fiscal year report -- February 2003 to September 2004
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
Nov 2004, Annual Report
Institution: Urban Institute (UI)
NOTE: Cover sheets for Annexes B and C not submitted electronically
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-807
Cost (in Paper): $52.13
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Economic Growth

2005 comprehensive report on U.S. trade and investment policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa and implementation of the African Growth and Opportunities Act [AGOA]
Geographic Region: Africa
May 2005, Non-USAID Technical
Institution: U.S. Ofc. of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
DocID/Order No: PC-AAB-379
Cost (in Paper): $17.29
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An ordered tobit model of market participation : evidence from Kenya and Ethiopia
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 185]
Mar 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-651
Cost (in Paper): $5.07
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Constraints limiting marketed livestock offtake rates among pastoralists
Series: Research brief 04-06-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-509
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Deepening Malawi's microfinace sector project (DMS) FY 2005 annual report, October 1, 2004-September 30, 2005
Geographic Region: Africa
31 Oct 2005, Annual Report
Institution: Chemonics International Inc.
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-777
Cost (in Paper): $3.51
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Displaced distortions : financial market failures and seemingly inefficient resource allocation
Series: BASIS brief, no. 32
Aug 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-659
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty : an asset-based approach
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 178]
Jan 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-650
Cost (in Paper): $4.94
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Enterprise growth and investment project [EGIP] : Bulgaria -- end of project report
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
24 Apr 2005, Final Contractor/Grantee Report
Institution: Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI)
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-739
Cost (in Paper): $19.63
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Factor markets in Russian agriculture : current conditions and policy options
Series: BASIS brief, no. 31
Jul 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-658
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Implementing customs due diligence and supply-chain security for the trade community of Jordan : final report
Geographic Region: Asia and Near East
Aug 2005, 76
Institution: Chemonics International Inc.
NOTE: Appendices 2 & 3 not submitted
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-454
Cost (in Paper): $9.88
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Innovative development : BASIS CRSP -- findings and policy recommendations
Series: BASIS brief, no. 27
Nov 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-654
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Pathways from poverty : evaluating long-term strategies to reduce poverty
Series: BASIS brief, no. 30
May 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-657
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Private sector program
Geographic Region: Europe and Eurasia
20 Oct 2005, Miscellaneous Document
Institution: USAID. Mission to Romania
DocID/Order No: PD-ACF-679
Cost (in Paper): $0.65
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Promotion of pastoral development in Kenya : perspectives from the Kenya Pastoral Parliamentary Group (KPPG)
Series: Research brief 04-02-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-505
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Rectifying distributionally regressive microfinance systems in Northern Kenya
Series: Research brief 04-10-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-513
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Rice price stabilization in Madagascar : price and welfare implications of variable tariffs
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 192]
Nov 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-653
Cost (in Paper): $2.34
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Supermarkets, international trade and farmers in developing countries : evidence from Madagascar
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 191]
Sep 2005, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-652
Cost (in Paper): $4.81
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Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 169]
Dec 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-649
Cost (in Paper): $6.37
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Education

Access to schooling and employment in Cameroon : new inequalities and opportunities
Series: SAGA working paper[, no. 163]
Apr 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Cornell University. Div. of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-648
Cost (in Paper): $7.80
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Can formal education enhance risk management for pastoralists? The case of the II Chamus of Baringo District, Kenya, 1980-2002
Series: Research brief 04-03-PARIMA
Aug 2004, Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Institution: Utah State University
DocID/Order No: PN-ADE-506
Cost (in Paper): $0.52
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Caribbean regional intern-scholarship program (CRISP) : final report
Geographic Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
15 Sep 2005, Final Contractor/Grantee Report
Institution: Academy for Educational Development, Inc. (AED)
DocID/Order No: PD-