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      "content": "- Subjects: Agroindustries, Economic sectors, Education, Environment, Health, Infrastructure, National accounts, Poverty\n- Keywords: Agroindustries, commitment to reducing vulnerability, CR, Global, government, government aim, government commitment, government give, government initiative, government leadership, Infrastructure, ISCR, PRSP-2\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Joint Staff Advisory Note\n  - Joint Staff Advisory Note (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Joint Staff Advisory Note (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- cr13225f\n  - cr13225f (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr13225f (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484395868.002",
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