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Accounting for Results: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in Financing for Climate Change
Ballesteros, Athena; Ramkumar, Vivek - eSocialSciences - 2009
This brief seeks to address questions on how the funds are collected, dsitributes at the international level, mechanisms to ensure that the recipient countries are managing the funds in a transparent manner based on an examination of existing and proposed climate change finance mechanisms and...
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The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries
Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Wheeler, David; … - eSocialSciences - 2010
be difficult for climate negotiators and donor institutions to determine the appropriate levels and modes of adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493859
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Tax Challenges Facing Developing Countries
Bird, Richard M. - eSocialSciences - 2008
Most developing countries continue to face serious problems in developing adequate and responsive tax systems. This paper reviews the three principal ways in which developing countries may expand and improve their taxation systems - base-broadening, rate reduction, and administrative improvement...
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India as a Global Leader in Science: A Vision for India
PM, Science Advisory Council to PM SAC to - eSocialSciences - 2010
In the next two decades, India is likely to become an economically prosperous nation and move significantly towards being a far more inclusive society, with the bulk of its population gaining access to facilities for education and health care and living a life with hope and security. To realize...
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Naude, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Goedhuys, Micheline - eSocialSciences - 2011
How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries? This policy brief addresses … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …
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Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Levine, Ruth; Temin, Miriam - eSocialSciences - 2009
Sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions. This report describes the most prevalent and serious...
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2014
through processes provided, and institutions established, under this enactment and for matters connected therewith or …
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Myths and Realities of Long-run Development: A Look at Deeper Determinants
Hasan, Lubna - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper reviews the debate surrounding the “deeper determinants†of economic performance. It reviews the work of Institutional School and Geography School and their interpretation of the long-run development. The paper then examines the evidence provided by the respective schools in...
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Some Reflections on the Recent Global Financial Turmoil – an Indian Perspective
Gopinath, Shyamala - eSocialSciences - 2009
The speech tries to underline some lessones that be drawn from the financial crisis relevant to regulation, financial markets and the market infrastructure and to reflect on these. [Annual Conference of Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI) at Kolkata].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341805
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Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects
GOI, Government of India - eSocialSciences - 2008
This is an initiative by the Planning Commission to formulate “Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects in order to have a unified perspective by all ministries.These guidelines are therefore applicable to all watershed development projects in all Departments / Ministries of...
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