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INNOVATIONS AND INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS:AN INSTITUTIONALIST APPROACH TO THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR INNOVATION
Rauf, Moina - In: Journal of Academic Research in Economics 1 (2009) 1 (June), pp. 25-33
that social capital arising from informal institutions can either help innovation or inhibit it within small enterprises …. The paper attempts to provide a conceptual framework of how social capital fosters innovation within small firms. Like … physical and human capital, social capital is also considered an explanatory factor in theories of innovation. Social networks …
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Institutional Actors, Learning and Agency
Anwar, Nausheen H. - In: Journal of Infrastructure Development 2 (2010) 2, pp. 153-171
This article argues that conventional approaches to infrastructure reform in developing countries underestimate the agency of local actors and organisations in assisting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to surmount problems. It uses case study material based on Sialkot’s City...
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Flexible specialisation, industrial districts and employment in Pakistan.
K, Nadvi - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1992
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Bonded labour in agriculture : a rapid assessment in Punjab and north west frontier province, Pakistan
Arif, G.M - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004
Reviews the agrarian structure and tenancy arrangements in two provinces of Pakistan, examines characteristics of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965750
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Women's work in South Asia : a situational analysis and policy concerns
Mukhopadhyay, Swapna - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1999
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Nepal and Pakistan : micro-finance and microentreprise development: their contribution to the economic empowerment of women
Gobbi, Maria Sabrina de; Dhakal, Nara Hari; Hijazi, … - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004
Based on national surveys of women entrepreneurs and micro-finance clients in Nepal (135 clients) and Pakistan (104 …
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Bonded labour in Pakistan
Ercelawn, Aly; Nauman, Muhammad - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Examines the continuing prevalence of debt bondage in the 1990s despite the introduction of national legislation banning the practice. Makes recommendations to the Government and the international community for actions to be taken to eliminate bonded labour and provide rehabilitation for freed...
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A rapid assessment of bonded labour in Pakistan's mining sector
Saleem, Ahmad - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004
Examines the incidence of bonded labour in the mining industry. Focuses on the main issues of labour arrangements in the sector and the implications of these arrangements for those involved.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966024
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Skills development for industrial clusters : a preliminary review: background paper to the Internal Workshop, 22-23 November, 2005, ILO, Geneva
Marchese, Marco; Sakamoto, Akiko - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2008
Examines the role of skills in cluster development and how skills development can facilitate cluster development, in particular in developing countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966304
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Worker safety in the ship-breaking industries : an issues paper
Andersen, Aage Bjørn - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Examines procedures and practices adopted during the decommissioning, demolition and disposal of obsolete ships, focusing on occupational safety and health issues and environmental aspects. Reviews existing legal and regulatory tools, assesses previous work undertaken by concerned agencies and...
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