Development inequalities from a broader perspective: a proposed index
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- CLASSIFICATION
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- DATA PROCESSING
- DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
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- DISTANCE EDUCATION
- EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
- EAST ASIA
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- ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- ENERGY SECURITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING
- ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGY
- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
- FACTOR ANALYSIS
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- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- FISHERIES
- FOOD INDUSTRY
- FOOD SUPPLY
- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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- INFORMATION SERVICES
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- INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
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- KNOW-HOW
- LABOUR MOVEMENTS
- LABOUR SUPPLY
- LAND RIGHTS
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- LIQUIDITY
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- MALARIA
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- MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
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- TAX REFORM
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- TERMINOLOGY
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- WASTE DISPOSAL
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- CLIMATIC ZONES
- COMMUNICATION PROCESS
- COMPETITION LAW
- CONGO
- CONTINUING EDUCATION
- CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE
- COOLING
- COPYRIGHT
- CORPORATE CORRUPTION
- COST OF LIVING INDICES
- CROP YIELDS
- CULTURAL PLURALISM
- CURRENCY INSTABILITY
- CUSTOMS UNIONS
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- DAMAGES
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- DEFINITION
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- ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
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- ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
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- ETHNIC CONFLICT
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- Zakat
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Identifying the legislative gaps that need to be filled for the application of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security in selected Arab states
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