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Transformations in global governance : implications for multinationals and other stakeholders
Vachani, Sushil (contributor) - 2006
The world of multinational enterprises is changing dramatically. Their complex and dynamic international context …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850810
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Microfinance : emerging trends and challenges
Sundaresan, Suresh M. (contributor) - 2008
This book takes a solid step toward a systematic analysis of the implications of microfinance for the role and regulation of capital markets. The authors address integration of capital markets with microfinance, technological innovations such as the use of mobile phone technology, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851282
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Institutions and development
Shirley, Mary M. - 2008
A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852013
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The economic North-South divide : six decades of unequal development
Raffer, Kunibert - 2004 - Pbk. ed
South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to neoliberalism, the authors finally propose ideas for a world where … Consensus' -- 5. Aid to development and the bipolar world -- 6. ODA after the Cold War : less money at tougher conditions -- 7 … -- 13. Textiles and apparel : double standards of adjustment and transition -- 14. Towards a more equal world order …
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Corruption and economic development
Dutta, Jayasri (contributor); Aidt, Toke (contributor) - 2016
Survey', Economic Journal, 113 (491), November, F632-F652 -- Vito Tanzi (1998), 'Corruption Around the World: Causes … and Applications', World Bank Economic Review, 26 (2), June, 217-35 -- Benjamin A. Olken (2009), 'Corruption Perceptions … Steve McCorriston (2007), 'Corruption Around the World: Evidence from a Structural Model', Journal of Comparative Economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419905
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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007
This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850799
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˜Theœ handbook of globalisation
Michie, Jonathan (ed.) - 2019 - Third edition
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Transnational multi-stakeholder standardization : organizing fragile non-state authority
Hallström, Kristina Tamm - 2010
This enriching book provides a novel analysis of the organizational processes behind the establishment, maintenance, and challenges of non-state authority. In doing so, it compares three transnational, multi-stakeholder standard-setting processes: those of the Forest Stewardship Council, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850748
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Poverty strategies in Asia : a growth plus approach
Khan, Haider (contributor); Weiss, John (contributor) - 2006
It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are other policy interventions that may also be significant in a "growth plus" approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings together a series of case studies on the poverty impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851056
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Regulating development : evidence from Africa and Latin America
Amann, Edmund (contributor) - 2006
rights legislation and the role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851078