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World Urbanization Prospects: an alternative to the UN model of projection compatible with urban transition theory

Bocquier, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2004

This paper proposes to critically examine the United Nations projections on urbanisation. Both the estimates of current trends based on national data and the method of projection are evaluated. The theory of urban transition is used as an alternative hypothesis for projections. Alternative...

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Corporate Social Responsibility before CSR Practices at the Company Aluminium du Cameroun, 1950s-1970s

Pezet, Anne; Loison, Marie-Claire; Berrier-Lucas, Céline - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent phenomenon for companies and their stakeholders. However, we cannot ignore its historical roots. Many companies, especially in industry, developed social and environmental policies and practices a long time ago. These practical and...

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La gestion du risque dans la décision d'investissement industriel : de la mesure à l'analyse. Une étude longitudinale et contextuelle

Pezet, Anne - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2000

The longitudinal study of 13 investment decisions in the French aluminium industry, from 1890 to 1990, offers a new outlook for the risk evaluation in investment choice. Measurement tools form the main development in investment literature. However, they must be considered in a larger context...

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Gouvernance, démocratie et lutte contre la pauvreté : enseignements tirés des enquêtes auprès des ménages en Afrique sub-saharienne et en Amérique latine

Roubaud, François; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Herrera, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

, governance, and social and political participation). To take up this challenge, modules on Governance, Democracy and Multiple … on governance; the perception of decentralisation policies at local level; the level and vitality of social and political …

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Gouvernance, démocratie et lutte contre la pauvreté en Afrique : Expérience et point de vue de la population de huit métropoles. Enquêtes 1-2-3, premiers résultats

Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005

New factors such as governance, ownership and citizen’s participation are now a central focus of development programmes … institutions) and type of political regime or, more generally speaking, the society’s system of values. To meet this major … development and for monitoring them in quantitative terms. Three specific modules (Multiple Dimensions of Poverty, Governance and …

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Are international databases on corruption reliable? A comparison of expert opinion surveys and household surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010

This study examines the limits of global corruption indicators based on experts’ perceptions. It draws on a wave of original surveys conducted in eight African countries that combined two types of approaches. The first approach covers a sample of over 35,000 people and uses experience-based...

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Peut-on se fier aux bases de données internationales sur la corruption ? Une confrontation entre enquêtes-experts et enquêtes-ménages en Afrique subsaharienne

Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

The emergence of institutions, governance and especially corruption as major development considerations has generated a … matters of “good governance”. These findings make a case for a more cautious and rational use of global governance indicators …

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