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Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis
— 2010
This study takes advantage of a unique data set from Senegal that combines test score data for children from the second grade with information on their subsequent school progression from a follow-up survey conducted seven years later.
Factors Associated with Condom Use Among HIV Clients in Stable Relationships with Partners at Varying Risk for HIV in Uganda
— 2010
In Uganda, the most significant factor in whether HIV+ couples in stable relationships use condoms is their sense of self efficacy about condom use.
Family Background, School Characteristics, and Children's Cognitive Achievement in Madagascar
— 2010
This paper uses linked household, school, and test score data from Madagascar to investigate the relation of household characteristics and school factors to the cognitive skills of children ages 8 to 10 and 14 to 16.
Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
— 2010
Researchers analyzed data on child and maternal health care use from 34 sub-Saharan African countries to examine the association between the degree of private sector participation in the health care system and outcomes related to access and equity.
Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
— 2010
The participation of the private sector in providing health care in developing countries is associated with greater access to care and reduced disparities between rich and poor and urban and rural populations.
Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements
— 2010
Building on a framework for integrating civil and military counterinsurgency (COIN) first presented in prior RAND research, this volume presents an approach to the civil component of counterinsurgency that builds on detailed background, context analysis, and threat analysis to identify and develop critical civil COIN activities and illustrates them with three case studies from Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Social Networks of PLHA in Uganda: Implications for Mobilizing PLHA as Agents for Prevention
— 2010
People living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda have social networks that enable them to feel fairly protected and supported in discussing HIV and prevention, and those on antiretroviral treatment may be better prepared to act as prevention advocates.
2009
Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa’s Sahel Region — 2009
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs on November 17, 2009.
2007
Getting the Policies Right - The Prioritization and Sequencing of Policies in Post-Conflict Countries - 2007
Making Liberia Safe through Comprehensive Security-Sector Reform - 2007
Agrarian Households in Semi-Arid Tropics - Evaluating Policy Options - 2007
Making Liberia Safe - Transformation of the National Security Sector - 2007
Back to Top
2006
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary: Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, In-Depth Analyses: Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
Global Technology Revolution 2020: Technology Trends and Cross-Country Variation
Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions
Back to Top
2005
American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad
Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism
Challenges in Program Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing Countries
The Challenges of Creating a Global Health Resource Tracking System
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor
Liquid Assets: How Demographic Changes and Water Management Policies Affect Freshwater Resources
The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq
What Have We Learned About Establishing Internal Security in Nation-Building?
Withdrawing Liquid Assets: How Demographics Trends Affect the Freshwater Supply
Back to Top
2004
Economic downturns and schooling inequality, Cameroon, 1987-95
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution
The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences Proceedings of an International Conference
The Muslim World After 9/11
Back to Top
2003
The Demographic Dividend: A New Perspective on the Economic Consequences of Population Change
Globalization's Security Implications
The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Recurring Themes and Regional Variations
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S.National Security and Public Health Policy
Back to Top
2002
Banking the 'Demographic Dividend:' How Population Dynamics Can Affect Economic Growth
The Origins and Evolution of Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries
What is the Quality of Care in a Developing Country? Measuring Physician Practice and Health Outcomes
Back to Top
2001
The Environmental Implications of Population Dynamics
Global Shifts in Population: The Coming Pressures of Immigration
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy
Taking Charge: A Bipartisan Report to the President-Elect on Foreign Policy and National Security--Discussion Papers
Trends in Outside Support for Insurgent Movements
World Population Shifts: Boom or Doom?
Back to Top
2000
How Americans View World Population Issues: A Survey of Public Opinion
Identifying Potential Ethnic Conflict: Application of a Process Model
The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors
Social Capital, Technology Diffusion and Sustainable Growth in the Developing World
Back to Top
1998
Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story
The Value of Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries
Back to Top
1997
Communication and Democracy: Coincident Revolutions and the Emergent Dictators
Contraception and Fertility in Zimbabwe: Family Planning Services and Education Make a Difference
Back to Top
1996
U.S. and Russian Policymaking With Respect to the Use of Force
Full Document (see esp. chapter 7, "U.S. Policy in Africa in the 1990s")
Back to Top
1984
The New Marxist-Leninist States in the Third World
Back to Top
1979
The Evolution of the Soviet Use of Surrogates in Military Relations with the Third World, with Particular Emphasis on Cuban Participation in Africa
Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis — 2010
This study takes advantage of a unique data set from Senegal that combines test score data for children from the second grade with information on their subsequent school progression from a follow-up survey conducted seven years later.
Factors Associated with Condom Use Among HIV Clients in Stable Relationships with Partners at Varying Risk for HIV in Uganda — 2010
In Uganda, the most significant factor in whether HIV+ couples in stable relationships use condoms is their sense of self efficacy about condom use.
Family Background, School Characteristics, and Children's Cognitive Achievement in Madagascar — 2010
This paper uses linked household, school, and test score data from Madagascar to investigate the relation of household characteristics and school factors to the cognitive skills of children ages 8 to 10 and 14 to 16.
Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa — 2010
Researchers analyzed data on child and maternal health care use from 34 sub-Saharan African countries to examine the association between the degree of private sector participation in the health care system and outcomes related to access and equity.
Private Sector Participation and Health System Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa — 2010
The participation of the private sector in providing health care in developing countries is associated with greater access to care and reduced disparities between rich and poor and urban and rural populations.
Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements — 2010
Building on a framework for integrating civil and military counterinsurgency (COIN) first presented in prior RAND research, this volume presents an approach to the civil component of counterinsurgency that builds on detailed background, context analysis, and threat analysis to identify and develop critical civil COIN activities and illustrates them with three case studies from Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Social Networks of PLHA in Uganda: Implications for Mobilizing PLHA as Agents for Prevention — 2010
People living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda have social networks that enable them to feel fairly protected and supported in discussing HIV and prevention, and those on antiretroviral treatment may be better prepared to act as prevention advocates.
2009
Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa’s Sahel Region — 2009
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs on November 17, 2009.
2007
Getting the Policies Right - The Prioritization and Sequencing of Policies in Post-Conflict Countries - 2007
Making Liberia Safe through Comprehensive Security-Sector Reform - 2007
Agrarian Households in Semi-Arid Tropics - Evaluating Policy Options - 2007
Making Liberia Safe - Transformation of the National Security Sector - 2007
Back to Top
2006
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary: Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, In-Depth Analyses: Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
Global Technology Revolution 2020: Technology Trends and Cross-Country Variation
Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions
Back to Top
2005
American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad
Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism
Challenges in Program Evaluation of Health Interventions in Developing Countries
The Challenges of Creating a Global Health Resource Tracking System
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor
Liquid Assets: How Demographic Changes and Water Management Policies Affect Freshwater Resources
The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq
What Have We Learned About Establishing Internal Security in Nation-Building?
Withdrawing Liquid Assets: How Demographics Trends Affect the Freshwater Supply
Back to Top
2004
Economic downturns and schooling inequality, Cameroon, 1987-95
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution
The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences Proceedings of an International Conference
The Muslim World After 9/11
Back to Top
2003
The Demographic Dividend: A New Perspective on the Economic Consequences of Population Change
Globalization's Security Implications
The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Recurring Themes and Regional Variations
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S.National Security and Public Health Policy
Back to Top
2002
Banking the 'Demographic Dividend:' How Population Dynamics Can Affect Economic Growth
The Origins and Evolution of Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries
What is the Quality of Care in a Developing Country? Measuring Physician Practice and Health Outcomes
Back to Top
2001
The Environmental Implications of Population Dynamics
Global Shifts in Population: The Coming Pressures of Immigration
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy
Taking Charge: A Bipartisan Report to the President-Elect on Foreign Policy and National Security--Discussion Papers
Trends in Outside Support for Insurgent Movements
World Population Shifts: Boom or Doom?
Back to Top
2000
How Americans View World Population Issues: A Survey of Public Opinion
Identifying Potential Ethnic Conflict: Application of a Process Model
The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors
Social Capital, Technology Diffusion and Sustainable Growth in the Developing World
Back to Top
1998
Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story
The Value of Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries
Back to Top
1997
Communication and Democracy: Coincident Revolutions and the Emergent Dictators
Contraception and Fertility in Zimbabwe: Family Planning Services and Education Make a Difference
Back to Top
1996
U.S. and Russian Policymaking With Respect to the Use of Force
Full Document (see esp. chapter 7, "U.S. Policy in Africa in the 1990s")
Back to Top
1984
The New Marxist-Leninist States in the Third World
Back to Top
1979
The Evolution of the Soviet Use of Surrogates in Military Relations with the Third World, with Particular Emphasis on Cuban Participation in Africa
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