CHAPTER 5 177 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 177 5.1 Overview 177 5.2 Standards and Codes 180 5.3 Assessment of the Performance of APRM Objectives 184 CHAPTER 6 213 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 213 6.1 Overview 213 6.2 Standards and Codes 217 6.3Assessment of the Performance of APRM Objectives 219 CHAPTER 7 262 OVERARCHING AND CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES 262 7.1 Overview 262 7.2 Overarching and Cross-cutting Issues 263 7.2.1 Resolving the Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict: Transcending the Fragility of “No war, No Peace” 263 7.2.2 Promoting Inclusion and Managing Diversity 266 7.2.3 Capacity Building 271 7.2.4 Climate Change, Vulnerability and Food Security 273 7.2.5 Socio-economic Implications of Rapid Population Growth 278 7.2.6 Land Policy in Ethiopia 282 7.2.7 Corruption 283 7.2.8 Aid Dependency, MDGs and Growth 285 7.2.9 HIV/AIDS 286 7.2.10 Gender Mainstreaming 288 7.3 The National Programme of Action 290 Appendix I: The National Programme of Action of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 291 Appendix II: Response of the Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the APRM Country Review Report 344 Appendix III: 349