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Search by Keywords: Advanced Search About this Report This Special Report provides a multi-sectoral perspective on a current issue in development. Participating in this Special Report are our online communities focused on: Afghanistan Reconstruction Aid Effectiveness Business Environment Culture Environment Foreign Direct Investment Food Security Gender Governance Information and Communication Technologies Indigenous Issues Knowledge Economy Millennium Development Goals Microfinance Poverty Trade Water Resources Management     Our next Special Report will focus on public sector transparency. Stay tuned! Become a Development Gateway member, and you will be notified of our upcoming reports. Sign-up! See previous Special Reports here Special Report Foreign Investment and Development: Who Gains? Foreign investment can be a key building block in development, yet controversial questions abound. This Development Gateway Special Report examines: 1) Strategies to attract foreign investment and simultaneously strengthen the domestic private sector. 2) Accountability for protecting people and the environment. 3) Creating win-win business models for investments in markets comprised of the poor. See our interviews with distinguished leaders from the private sector, government and civil society and must reads on practical approaches to the issues raised. Last updated February 24, 2005 Viewpoints Prof. John Dunning, Emeritus Professor of International Business at the University of Reading, United Kingdom Read and comment Ted London, Director of the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) Learning Laboratory, United States Read and comment Dr. Jaslin U. Salmon, National Coordinator of the Poverty Eradication Program, Jamaica Read and comment George Carpenter, Director, Corporate Sustainable Development, Procter & Gamble, United States Read and comment Reema Nanavty, Director, Economic and Rural Development, SEWA, India Read and comment Promising business models in developing countries Doing business with the poor: emerging business models Cellular phone market: what worked? Lessons learned from the privatization of the water sector Foreign investment in microfinance: how does it work? Financial services for the poor: the latest business models CCA Applied Technology Forum on Healthcare Delivery Partnering Strategies in the Base of the Pyramid Consumer Products/Behavior in the Base of the Pyramid Balancing the interests of foreign investors and domestic enterprises Foreign investment in the poorest countries remains miniscule: what to do about it? Who benefits from the outsourcing of information technology services? Facilitating technology transfer from foreign to domestic companies Commercializing indigenous knowledge: how should revenues be allocated? Foreign investment as a strategy to reverse brain-drain The Role of Capital Investment in Poverty Reduction Asset-Building Among the Poor: Effective Strategies in the US and Developing World Markets Who should be accountable for what? Trends in corporate social responsibility A business case for environmental responsibility? Extractive industries: measures to protect indigenous people Balancing the right to food and food business The influence of a globalized creative industry on developing economies The Policy Dimension in the Base of the Pyramid Markets From Our Members Foreign invesment in developing countries: is a win-win scenario possible? See what members had to say and take a quick poll In Numbers From the Bottom of the Pyramid to the top 100 economic powers: 5 visuals on foreign investment and development. Launch   Email this page Sign-up What happened? From January 26-30 two large international forums gathered. Originally, the World Social Forum was created as an antidote to the World Economic Forum, which was seen as setting profit before people and the environment. Are the agendas converging? See for yourself:  World Economic Forum: Call for action Session Summaries In the press World Social Forum: Declaration Summary In the press Comparing the two Partners Sign-up here! Subscription is free and allows you to receive email newsletter and alerts, to access a comprehensive member directory and network with other development professionals. Sign-up here Eradicating Poverty through Profit? In December 2004, the World Resources Institute hosted a conference titled Eradicating Poverty through Profit? attracting almost 1,000 participants interested in discussing new business models in "bottom of the pyramid" markets. Now available: Complete panel session summaries of the December 2004 World Resources Institute conference entitled Eradicating Poverty through Profit Conference Presentations Summaries of the virtual conference preceding the conference. Coming soon: Videos with C.K. Prahalad, Carly Fiorina, Erik Fyrwald, Christopher Rodrigues, and more

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