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Canadian Development Reports


Canadian Development Report 2010

A Global Crisis of Development: Responses and Responsibilities

From greater accountability in international institutions to reducing income inequality and persistent poverty, increasing aid effectiveness and promoting gender equality, this year’s CDR report is a must-read for those who want to understand the impact of the crisis on development and hope to draw important lessons for building resilience and militating against the effects of similar disruptions on developing countries in the future.

The CDR includes our popular 2010 Statistical Annex, NSI’s go-to source for the latest statistics and analysis related to developing countries, as well as statistics regarding Canada’s involvement with such countries.

The Canadian Development Report 2010 — A Global Crisis of Development: Responses and Responsibilities is available in English and French and should prove a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, civil society advocates and others interested in promoting development in times of global crisis.

Price C$35

ISBN-10 1-897358-07-5 and ISBN 13-978-1-897358-07-8 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le developpement 2010 – ISBN-10 1-897358-08-3 and ISBN-13 978-1-897358-08-5)

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Canadian Development Report 2009

Financing Development in Times of Global Crisis

The Canadian Development Report 2009 Financing Development in Times of Global Crisis ties together four chapters examining ways nations and the international community can ensure funding for sustainable and equitable development. This 11th edition of the CDR analyzes the current financial crisis, the challenges in making aid more effective, and discusses new ways of financing development such as the currency transaction tax, the levy on airline tickets, domestic resource mobilization, and the Bank of the South.

Tthe CDR 2009 also includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to the social and economic indicators of developing countries, along with statistics regarding the Canadian government's involvement with these countries.     

Available in both English and French, the The Canadian Development Report  2009– Financing Development in Times of Global Crisis - is a valuable tool and reference for academics, students, analysts, policy-makers and others with interests in innovative sources of funding for development.

Price C$35

ISBN 978-1-897358-05-4 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le developpement 2009 – ISBN 978-1-897358-06-1

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Canadian Development Report 2007 Canadian Development Report 2008

Fragile States or Failing Development?
 

The Canadian Development Report  2008 – Fragile States or Failing Development? – features four chapters outlining current debates on fragile states including essays on the role of gender equality, the militarization of peacebuilding and the war on terror, and the role of aid in state fragility. The book also focuses particular attention on Canada’s approach in two key states – Afghanistan and Haiti.

In addition, the CDR 2008 includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to the social and economic indicators of developing countries, along with statistics regarding the Canadian government's involvement with these countries.     

Available in both English and French, the The Canadian Development Report  2008– Fragile States or Failing Development? - is a valuable tool and reference for academics, students, analysts, policy-makers and others with interests in fragile states and development.

Price C$35

ISBN 978-1-897358-00-9 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le developpement 2008 – ISBN 978-1-897358-01-6

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Canadian Development Report 2007 Canadian Development Report 2007

The Global Right to Health
 

The Canadian Development Report  2007 – The Global Right to Health – poses important questions: How does the right to health impact on development in the North and in the South? How should a health care system be structured for the benefit of all citizens, especially the poor? What role does civil society play in achieving the right to health? How should a health care structure based on the right to health be financed? What role is Canada playing in achieving the global right to health?

In addition, the CDR 2007 includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to social and economic indicators of developing countries, along with statistics regarding the Canadian government’s involvement with such countries.     

Available in both English and French, the Canadian Development Report 2007 — The Global Right to Health — is a valuable tool and reference for academics, students, analysts, policy-makers and others with interests in public health care and development.

Price C$35

ISBN 1-896770-88-6 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le developpement 2007 – ISBN 1-896770-89-4)

Document available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format The CDR 2007 is available for viewing at:
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Canadian Development Report 2005 Canadian Development Report 2005

Towards 2015:
Meeting our Millennium Commitments

Document available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format The Chapters of the CDR 2005 are available for viewing at:
www.nsi-ins.ca/english/publications/cdr/2005/default.asp

The Canadian Development Report 2005 — Towards 2015: Meeting our Millennium Commitments, undertakes an analysis of the Millennium Declaration and its Development Goals. It analyses the challenges Canada and the world face in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals. It examines issues of better aid, peace, security and the commitment of Canadian official development assistance to meet the MDGs.

This eighth edition of The North-South Institute’s flagship annual publication provides a preliminary, independent assessment of Canada’s contribution to the implementation of the MDGs, as well as follow-up on parts of the Declaration agenda. It aims to shed some light on the debates surrounding the MDGs and, in so doing, help to inform policy-makers and all those who are committed to genuine human security, sustainable and equitable development.

The CDR 2005 includes contributions from researchers of The North-South Institute and presents country case studies of Bangladesh, Bolivia and Mali. In addition, the CDR 2005 includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to social and economic indicators of developing countries, along with statistics regarding the Canadian government’s involvement with developing countries. This year, two new tables charting progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals are also included.

The CDR 2005 is a valuable reference tool for academics, students, analysts and policy-makers with interests in development and more specifically in Canada’s relations with developing countries. It is available in both English and French.

Price C$35

ISBN 1-896770-73-8 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le developpement 2005 – ISBN 1-896770-72-X)

The chapters of the CDR 2005 are available for viewing at:
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CDR 2005 Launch
An audio file of the panel discussion on the CDR 2005 is available for listening.

 

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Canadian Development Report 2004 Canadian Development Report 2004

Investing in poor countries: Who Benefits?

In this seventh edition of the Canadian Development Report, international experts explore the impact of Private foreign investment on the poorest developing countries. This volume explains why private foreign investment and its relationship to other forms of financing for development (aid, foreign debt, domestic savings) has been the focus of attention within the context of NEPAD, Monterrey, the Millennium Development Goals, and the Global Compact.

CDR 2004 poses key questions related to PFI: Can private foreign investment help poor countries finally escape the poverty trap? Will foreign investment largely replace foreign aid, or can they work together to magnify the impact on growth and development? What is the impact of PFI on the environment, on conflict, on public-private partnerships, and on policies related to privatization?

The CDR 2004 includes three chapters which provide information and debate on PFI. The first, Private Foreign Investment: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?, by Roy Culpeper, President of The North-South Institute, examines in detail factors which impact on the poorest countries — “countries facing both the greatest need for external resources and the most formidable challenges of development.” Chapter Two, by Matthew Martin with Cleo Rose-Innes, both of Development Finance International, is entitled Private Capital Flows to Low Income Countries: Perception and Reality. The final chapter, by Oswald Mashindano of the University of Dar es Salaam is The Case of Tanzania, which tracks the potential benefits of foreign investment for the population of that country. The volume is eloquently introduced in a Foreword written by David Behena of the Bank of Uganda.

In addition, the 2004 CDR includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to social and economic indicators of developing countries along with statistics regarding the Canadian government’s trade-related involvement with developing countries.

The CDR 2004 is a valuable reference tool for students, analysts, policy-makers and others with interests in development and, more specifically, in private foreign investment and its ramifications. The edition is available in both English and French.

Price C$35

ISBN 1-896770-63-0 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le développement 2004 - ISBN 1-896770-64-9)

Document available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format The Chapters of the CDR 2004 are available for viewing at:
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CDR 2004 launch
  An audio file of the panel discussion on the CDR 2004 is available for listening.
 
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Canadian Development Report 2003 Canadian Development Report 2003

From Doha to Cancun: Development and the WTO

Can trade really benefit all?

The sixth edition of the Canadian Development Report (CDR) looks at multilateral trade arrangements from both the perspectives of the North and the South. It highlights relevant development issues such as those regarding market access and the WTO Intellectual Property Agreement (TRIPS) raised at the November 2001 WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar.

The CDR 2003 features two essays which encourage readers to reflect on both sides of the coin. In "The Doha Development Agenda - The Road Ahead", contributor Pradeep S. Mehta (Secretary General, Consumer Unity & Trust Society) provides the perspective of the South, by examining the Doha Development Agenda, analyzing its key issues and assessing the major gains and losses for developing countries. An account of the concerns of these countries regarding the multilateral trading system is included as well as relevant policy recommendations.

Chantal Blouin (Researcher on Trade and Development, The North-South Institute) and Ann Weston (Vice-President and Research Coordinator, The North-South Institute) provide a perspective from the North, looking at Canada's involvement in trade arrangements with developing countries as well as focusing on the importance of investment. The Canadian position on the issues of Trade-Related Technical Assistance and the impact of TRIPS on access to medicine for poor patients in developing countries is also examined, raising the question of where the nation should stand on these issues at the WTO.

In addition, the 2003 CDR includes up-to-date statistics and analysis related to social and economic indicators of developing countries along with statistics regarding the Canadian government's trade-related involvement with developing countries.

The CDR 2003 is a valuable reference tool for students, analysts and policy-makers with interests in development and especially the pertinent issue of trade. The edition is available in both English and French.

Price C$30

ISBN 1-896770-60-6 (Also available in French, Rapport canadien sur le développement 2003 - ISBN 1-896770-61-4)

Document available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format The Chapters of the CDR 2003 are available for viewing at: www.nsi-ins.ca/english/publications/cdr/2003/index.asp

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Canadian Development Report 2001/02 Canadian Development Report 2001/02

This fifth edition of the Canadian Development Report marks The North-South Institute's 25th anniversary. Following the introduction by NSI President, Roy Culpeper, five guest contributors from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, reflect upon positive changes for the coming years.

CDR 2001/02 also includes up-to-date statistics and analysis on Canada's human, financial and trade relations with the developing world.

ISBN 1-896770-42-8
$30.00

Document available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format The Chapters of the CDR 2001/02 are availalble for viewing at: www.nsi-ins.ca/english/publications/cdr/2001_02/index.asp

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CDR 2001/02 release
Roy Culpeper, President of The North-South Institute, introduced two guest contributors to the Canadian Development Report 2001/02, Yao Graham, Coordinator of Third World Network Africa, and Jocelyn Dow, President of the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). They spoke during a Newsmaker Breakfast at the National Press Gallery as part of NSI 25th anniversary celebrations.

Introduction speech by Roy Culpeper, President of The North-South Institute, at the launch of the Canadian Development Report 2001/02.

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Guest speaker Yao Graham, Coordinator of Third World Network Africa. Introduction by Roy Culpeper.

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Guest speaker Jocelyn Dow, President of Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). Introduction by Roy Culpeper.

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Canadian Development Report 2000 Canadian Development Report 2000

A review of Canadian foreign policy toward developing countries at the turn of the century, the Canadian Development Report 2000 examines whether Canada's actions have lived up to its rhetoric in the areas of trade, human security, development assistance, and debt relief. It also shows how support seems to be building in Canada for a more proactive foreign policy.

In a special guest essay, Stephen Lewis, former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and former Canadian Ambassador to the UN, exposes the failings of the multilateral system. He challenges Canada to assume a leadership role in the fight against poverty and to "make ourselves the most valued friend of the full constellation of developing countries."

The fourth volume in The North-South Institute's annual series, CDR 2000 also includes more than 40 pages of up-to-date statistical data and analysis of the flow of resources, goods, services, and people between Canada and the developing world.

ISBN 1-896770-30-4
102 pages   $25

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Aids, Conflict, Poverty: The Challenge for Canada and the UN Chapter One of the Canadian Development Report, 2000
Aids, Conflict, Poverty: The Challenge for Canada and the UN

By Stephen Lewis


Adjunct professor at York University, Stephen Lewis is former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF International and former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations.

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Canadian Development Report 1999 Canadian Development Report 1999
Civil Society and Global Change

Edited by
Alison Van Rooy

The 1999 edition of the Institute's Canadian Development Report (CDR) focuses on Canadian civil society organizations--NGOs, unions, churches, and professional associations--that are undertaking innovative work with their counterparts in the South. A series of nine essays provide a provocative survey of the issues and concerns facing civil society today: What is civil society? What are the experiences of Canadian organizations? What events and trends will affect the future of organizational relationships? CDR 1999
includes updates to the 40-page statistical annex, as well as new data on Canadian civil society organizations, their spending, and comparisons with other countries.

1999 ISBN 1-896770-27-4  $35
CD-ROM only   $15

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Canadian Development Report 1998 Canadian Development Report 1998
Canadian Corporations and Social Responsibility

Editors:
Michelle Hibler and Rowena Beamish. Contributors: Marlene Benmergui, Susan Brandum, Roy Culpeper, Moira Hutchinson, Ted Paterson, Marc de Sousa-Shields, Robert Walker, Ann Weston, Gail Whiteman. Foreword by The Right Honourable Joe Clark.

Focusing on the activities of Canadian business in the developing world, the Canadian Development Report 1998: Canadian Corporations and Social Responsibility (CDR 1998) considers the question of corporate responsibility in the global marketplace. The report provides a compact survey of Canadian activity across the financial, mining, and manufacturing sectors, as well as in engineering and management consulting services. CDR 1998 also explores the benefits and costs of Team Canada missions and measures their political impact beyond the business arena.

Includes more than 40 pages of statistical analysis, and the Institute-designed indices "Canada-Developing Country Linkages."

With each CDR 1998, you will receive the CDR 1996-97 and the CDR 1998 (English and French editions) on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM features full text search capabilities, cut and paste text or graphics capability, and Excel versions of the tables contained in the statistical annexes. Supports Windows (3.1, 95, NT) and Macintosh platforms.

1998 ISBN 1-896770-17-7
187 pages (book and CD-ROM) $35
CD-ROM only $15

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Canadian Development Report 1996-97
Fairness in A Shifting World

Edited by Clyde Sanger and Rowena Beamish

The first volume in the annual series launched by the Institute, the Canadian Development Report (CDR) 1996-97 explores the evolving dynamics of Canada's relationships with the developing world. CDR 1996-97 measures the "fairness" of Canadian policies and relations with the countries and peoples of the South, against the backdrop of the rapid transformation of human and economic development indices in the South over the past two decades. CDR explores the pressing issues of economic reform, trade, jobs, civil society, gender, ethnic diversity, population, and human rights, and the link between media coverage, development issues, and disaster reporting.
Includes 40 pages of statistical analysis.

1996  ISBN 1-896770-04-5
138 pages   $30
CD-ROM   $15

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