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Globalisation, Transnational Corporations and Human Rights - A New Paradigm
Westaway, Jennifer A. - 2011
There can be no doubt that the primary beneficiaries of globalisation have been transnational corporations which have seen new rules of economic engagement allow for a widening of trade and manufacturing opportunities. These new rules have been aided by challenges to the established principles...
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Book Review to Muhammad Yunus - Creating a World Without Poverty (2008)
Reggiani, Tommaso - 2011
In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potential for positive change. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems like inequality and poverty, because it is hampered by a narrow view of human nature in which people are one-dimensional beings...
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Faith-Based Organizations and Microfinance : A Literature Review
Hoda, Najmul - 2015
The development institutions have been categorized as Faith-based and Mainstream based on their background and characteristics. This paper reviews the extant literature on Faith-based organizations (FBOs) and their role in various areas of development specially poverty alleviation. This paper...
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Large Scale Land Acquisitions in Developing Countries : Property Rights and CSR
Cuffaro, Nadia - 2013
The current wave of land acquisitions in developing countries differs from past trends because of the speed and magnitude of FDI flows. The main risk is the insufficient legal protection of land users, especially women. Insecure property rights are also a significant risk factor for investors....
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Making Retail Supply Chains Sustainable : Upgrading Opportunities for Developing Country Suppliers Under Voluntary Quality Standards
van Wijk, Jeroen - 2011
This paper examines the sustainability claims of private quality standards, voluntary adopted by supermarket to improve the quality of products in respect of food safety, and environmental and social sustainability. The concept of lsquo;sustainability' is defined as the opportunity for upgrading...
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Transgenic Crops in Developing Countries - Can New Business Models Make a Difference in Fostering Sustainability and Mitigating Non-Technological Risks from Innovation?
Hahn, Rüdiger - 2014
Risks and opportunities of innovations in transgenic crops are subject of heated debates. While the scientific evaluation is largely positive, public perception remains skeptical. Besides technological issues, non-technological risks such as potential destabilization of traditional agro-systems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014176018
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Business and Partnerships for Development
Kolk, Ans; van Tulder, Rob; Kostwinder, Esther - 2008
The potential contribution of companies as partners in furthering development objectives is frequently mentioned, but has received limited research attention. What has also remained unclear is to what extent companies can play such a role via the various individual and collaborative means...
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'Land Grabbing' in Developing Countries : Foreign Investors, Regulation and Codes of Conduct
Cuffaro, Nadia - 2013
The paper discusses the recent developments of FDI in land in developing countries. Two issues are analyzed: the first is the available evidence on the so called “land grab” and the associated question of the role of control on land in the internationalisation of developing countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013093945
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Globalization, Poverty Inequality and Sustainable Livelihood Diversification in Third World Countries : A Review
Al-Amin, Abul Quasem - 2014
It has been widely accepted that economic globalization is inevitable, and that globalization plays an increasingly … in globalization is directly or indirectly responsible for economic degradation due to welfare loss and poverty … inequality. This paper discusses the third world's globalization process incorporating poverty inequality and reviews of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012709374
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Market or government - is there a third way?
Brīvers, Ivars - 2014
The paper deals with the discussion on the possible models of economy - market economy, which is usually associated with capitalism, and planned economy, which is usually associated with socialism. The experience of the 20th century has shown that efforts to choose the model of socialism have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012011798