Education and changing production patterns with social equity

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Can growth and equity go hand in hand?

Includes bibliography

Port privatization, labour reform and social equity

Includes bibliography

Equity, foreign investment and international competitiveness

Includes bibliography

Equity and exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples

Includes bibliography

Health-care financing and equity: public insurance in Chile

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A simple procedure for the preparation of laponite and thermoplastic starch nanocomposites: Structural, mechanical, and thermal characterizations

The aim of this article is to propose advances for the preparation of hybrid nanocomposites prepared by the combination of intercalation from solution and melt-processing methods. This research investigates the effect of the laponite RDS content on the thermal, structural, and mechanical properties of thermoplastic starch (TPS). X-ray diffraction was performed to investigate the dispersion of the laponite RDS layers into the TPS matrix. The results show good nanodispersion, intercalation, and exfoliation of the clay platelets, indicating that these composites are true nanocomposites. The presence of laponite RDS also improves the thermal stability and mechanical properties of the TPSmatrix due to its reinforcement effect which was optimized by the high degree of exfoliation of the clay. Thus, these results indicate that the exfoliated TPS-laponite nanocomposites have great potential for industrial applications and, more specifically, in the packaging field. © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.

Development and equity: the challenge of the 1980s

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Urban transport in Latin America: some considerations on its equity and efficiency

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Draft revised text of the constituent declaration and functions and rules of procedure of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee as adopted by the 19th Session of the CDCC, 13-14 March 2002. Note by the Secretariat

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Terms of reference and rules of procedure of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Presenta las atribuciones y reglamentos de la Comisión en cuanto a las reuniones, la Secretaría, las votaciones, los idiomas, los informes, etc.

Análisis de la práctica seguida en la aplicación del artículo 2 del reglamento de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe = Analysis of the practice followed in the application of rule 2 of the rules of procedure of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean = Etude de la pratique suivie dans l'application de l'article 2 du règlement intérieur de la Commission Economique pour l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes

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