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Social Investment Funds : An Organizational Approach to Improved Development Assistance

Jack, William - In: World Bank Research Observer 16 (2001) 1, pp. 109-124

This paper examines the design of social investment funds (SIFs) and explores the ways they affect agents' incentives to propose, select, and implement good projects. Compared with other forms of decentralized service provision, SIFs possess features of administratively delegated authority and...

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United Nations Decade on Biodiversity : A study of the reporting practices of the Australian mining industry

Adler, Ralph; Mansi, Mansi; Pandey, Rakesh; Stringer, … - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 8, pp. 1711-1745

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the biodiversity reporting practices and trends of the top 50 … Australian mining companies before and after the United Nations (UN) declared the period 2011-2020 as the “Decade on Biodiversity …”. Design/methodology/approach Using content analysis and interviews, this study compares the extent and type of biodiversity …

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Sustainability of land use in north‐east India : Issues involving economics, the environment and biodiversity

Tisdell, Clem; Roy, Kartik - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 1/2/3, pp. 160-177

Reports on a mission to north‐east India undertaken in September 1996 with a view to developing a joint research programme on sustainability of land use in that area. Describes the mission, the travel involved and the nature of the agreement which was reached with members of the North‐East...

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Introduction

Le Theule, François-Gilles; Douady, Raphael; de … - In: Accounting, Economics, and Law: A Convivium 7 (2017) 2, pp. 13-15

Abstract In his October 2013 report, Mr Maystadt discussed the possibility of clarifying and expanding the ‘public good’ criterion in EU Accounting Framework, namely that: Any accounting standards adopted should not jeopardise financial stability, and they must not hinder the EU’s economic...

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Allokation der Verteidigungsausgaben in der NATO / Allocation of Defence Expenditures in NATO

Maneval, Helmut; Park, Byeungkwan; Kaindl, Stefan - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 217 (1998) 6, pp. 681-700

Zusammenfassung In einem allianztheoretischen Modell werden zur Erklärung der Verteidigungsausgaben der Mitglieder einer Allianz alternativ zwei Verhaltenshypothesen unterstellt: Cournot-Nash und Lindahl. Die Nachfrage nach äußerer Sicherheit wird am Beispiel der NATO für beide Annahmen...

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A Worldwide Pact for Security and Accountability in Fragile "Bottom Billion" States

Collier, Paul - In: Development Outreach 11 (2009) 2, pp. 10-12

If security and accountability are critical public goods for development, and if the countries of the bottom billion are structurally unable to supply them internally, then some form of international supply is necessary.

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Evaluating Community-Driven Reconstruction : Lessons from post-conflict Liberia

Fearon, James; Humphreys, Macartan; Weinstein, Jeremy - In: Development Outreach 11 (2009) 2, pp. 50-52

This is the account of an evaluation to ascertain the effectiveness of community-driven reconstruction programs in Liberia.

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South-South Mutual Learning : A priority for national capacity development in Africa

Assane Mayaki, Ibrahim - In: Development Outreach 12 (2010) 2, pp. 13-15

Evidence-based knowledge and innovation are critical for national development in Africa if the continent is to sustain the momentum of its transformation agenda. South- South Cooperation (SSC) is a mechanism that can contribute to this objective. Knowledge- and experience-sharing are taking...

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Destinationsmanagement 3.0 – Auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Aufgabenverständnis

Kreilkamp, Edgar - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 7 (2015) 2, pp. 187-206

Zusammenfassung Touristische Destinationen müssen sich permanent den veränderten Marktbedingungen anpassen. Die Aufgaben werden vielfältiger und sind nur in Netzwerken unter Einbeziehung der jeweils wichtigsten Partner aus der Destination zu bearbeiten. Die Kernaufgabe der DMO 3.0 ist damit...

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Value for money tests and accounting treatment in PFI schemes

Heald, David - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 16 (2003) 3, pp. 342-371

In Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects, value for money (VFM) tests and accounting treatment are distinct but related issues. VFM analysis should be concerned with total risk, not just with the sharing of risk, which dominates the accounting treatment decision. A framework is developed for...

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