In an effort to obtain value for money and eliminate waste and inefficiency, inherent within the public sector, Governments throughout the world are actively encouraging the private sector to become interested in funding public infrastructure projects. There are several examples within Australia...

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a well established methodology for procuring public works projects. By incorporating the private sector’s expertise, efficiency, innovation, business sense, risk sharing, financing etc. into public works projects, the quality of public services and...

A seed supply system can be defined in general terms as that combination of components, processes and their organisation, along with the interactions and support involved in the production and marketing of seeds of one or more species to a particular user–client grouping in an ongoing way....

BACKGROUND: Powerful public-private partnerships (PPPs) can only be established if the partners areable to deal with complexity. Such partnerships may serve to stimulate local communityand economic development. Thus, it may maximise the effectiveness of local groupsand resources in meeting the...

Examines how a minimum wage policy may be used as a tool to promote gender pay equity. Includes case studies of Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.

Analyses gender issues affecting labour market outcomes from three perspectives: that of labour supply, labour demand and the role of the external factors that are driving change.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on labour market segmentation in Cyprus - discusses the segmentation process, labour immobility and wage differentials by sex, public sector, private sector and size of enterprise. References and statistical tables.