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Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards
World Bank - 2021
Deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming. Forest loss disrupts ecosystem services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the fourth largest driver of deforestation after agriculture,...
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2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
World Bank - 2024
The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender...
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The development philosophy of Robert S. McNamara
Maddux, John L. - 1981
To mark the retirement of Robert S. McNamara as President of the World Bank after thirteen years of service, the Bank's Executive Directors commissioned a book gathering together all the principal statements Mr. McNamara made during his tenure of office
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Does private sector participation improve performance in electricity and water distribution?
Gassner, Katharina - 2009
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Risk-Based Compliance Management : Making it Work in Border Management Agencies
World Bank - 2014
The World Bank's publication Border Management Modernization (2011) provides policymakers and reformers with a … comprehensive 'whole of government' perspective on improving trade facilitation through better border management. This reference and … on the contents of chapter six (Core border management disciplines: risk-based compliance management) and chapter eleven …
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Using a Private Operator to Establish a Corporatized Public Water Utility : The Management Contract for Johannesburg Water
World Bank - 2012
the delivery of public utility services, where a five-year management contract successfully restored services, built local … capacity, and helped put Johannesburg Water on a solid footing. The management contract for water supply and sanitation …. While an experienced international operator was brought in, the aim of the PPP was not to transfer management to a private …
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Cameroon - Governance and Management in the Education Sector
World Bank - 2013
This report aims to analyze the extent to which current governance and management practices contribute to explaining …
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Success in small and medium-scale enterprises : the evidence from Colombia
Cortés de Tadey, Mariluz - 1987 - 1. print
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Increasing formality and productivity of Bolivian firms
2009
This book presents qualitative and quantitative analyses on Bolivia's informal sector, the reasons why firms are informal, and the impact of normalization on their profitability. The analysis finds that the impact of tax registration on profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue...
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Industrial clusters and micro and small enterprises in Africa : from survival to growth
Yoshino, Yutaka (contributor) - 2010
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