This paper will examine the linkages between global big businesses, NGOs and labor standards in the contemporary context of developing nations. Specifically, it will pay close attention to multinational corporations’ practices in terms of wages, foreign direct investment and supply chain...

Originally written in Spanish, this paper was translated in English because it discusses the importance of collecting, analysing, and disseminating statistics on the size, composition, and contribution of the informal economy, using Central America as an example. Obtaining new statistics and...

"Many countries appear to have excessively stable big business sectors, in that higher rates of big business turnover have been correlated with faster economy growth. Public policies that stabilize big business sectors are sometimes justified as supportive of social objectives. We find no...

Many countries appear to have excessively stable big business sectors, in that higher rates of big business turnover have been correlated with faster economy growth. Public policies that stabilize big business sectors are sometimes justified as supportive of social objectives. We find no...

Many countries appear to have excessively stable big business sectors, in that higher rates of big business turnover have been correlated with faster economy growth. Public policies that stabilize big business sectors are sometimes justified as supportive of social objectives. We find no...

This Article examines private-equity firms as an example of “uncorporate” structures in the governance of large firms. Other examples include master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, hedge funds, and venture capital funds. These firms can be seen as an alternative to the...

El mundo está ante la encrucijada de avanzar hacia soluciones serias e inmediatas a los grandes problemas que enfrenta o seguir la tendencia en curso hacia una importante crisis social y ambiental.En este libro se señala que, al mismo tiempo que enfrentan desafíos en materia de pobreza,...

Das RWI untersucht in verschiedenen Studien die Wirkungen der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Energiebereich auf die Armut. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt die Energienutzung und die sozio-ökonomischen Bedingungen in zwei Regionen Mosambiks, in denen von der Deutschen Gesellschaft...