Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of Acronyms; Introduction; Part 1: Principles and practices; Part 2: Microinsurance products and services; Part 3: Microinsurance operations; Part 4: Institutional options; Part 5: The role of other stakeholders; Part 6: Conclusions; Appendix 1 -...

Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Improving Targeting in Ghana: A Brief Overview; Tables; Table 1.1: Summary results on the share of the benefits from various programs accruing to the poor; PART I: SYNTHESIS OF THE STUDY; Chapter 2: How Well Targeted Are Ghana's...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Fighting Poverty -- 1.2 Investing in Financial Infrastructure -- 1.3 Content Overview -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Microfinance - the Concept -- 2.1 History --...

Impact enterprise for the base of the pyramid -- Enabling business model innovation -- Building for scale -- Mutual value creation -- Creating a partnership ecosystem -- Collaborative interdependence -- Making the promise a reality.

A daunting challenge to the international community is how to go about lifting the world's huge poor population out of poverty. "Asset-based" approaches to development are aimed specifically at designing and implementing public policies that will increase the capital assets of the poor—i.e.,...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Alchemy of a Material World -- PART I: THE PLEASURE OF TREASURE -- 1. What Lies Beneath: The Material and Mystical Origins of Mineral Wealth -- 2. Creating Value: The Endurance of Precious Jewels -- 3. The Rush Factor: Tracing the Mineral Roots of...

Global Monitoring Report 2008, the fifth in an annual series, is essential reading for those who wish to follow the global development agenda and debate in 2008. The year marks the midpoint toward the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is also an important...

This study documents the effects of the 2008-09 global financial crisis on poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In doing so, it describes and decomposes the effects of the crisis on poverty using data from comparable household budget surveys for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...

Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- The President's Statement -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 About ADB and the Sustainability Report -- Financing Development and Managing Risks -- Strategic Approach to Development -- Stakeholder...