'The Sourcebook is a product of the OECD-DAC Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results, a group of bilateral and multilateral donors – and, more recently, of partner country representatives – that are working to promote the implementation of the Paris commitments.
'Most of all, the Sourcebook is intended to be a living document. As new good practices emerge and more countries and agencies gain experience, new case studies are intended to be added, continually updating the Sourceb more...
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This analysis is by European Commission Agricultural and Rural Development on agricultural trade and policy developments in major WTO players, focusing both on bilateral and multilateral trade issues and the evolution of world agricultural commodity markets.
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'The world of business does not bear the sole responsibility for the environmental problems confronting us - every single member of society does, meaning that private persons and the authorities and everyone else are summoned to change ecological course. However, in the world of political reality it is the impact of industry on the environment - with varying emphasis, depending on the field of activity - that occupies most often the foreground of public attention.'
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'Corruption is a world-wide phenomeon, far from being confined to developing countries. Neverthless, it does constitute a special problem in the developing world.'
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The use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is not only becoming more and more common by companies and administrations worldwide, it is also becoming a method for innovative IT-companies to achieve higher turnover. According to studies, more than 60.000 companies are already building their businesses around the development of - and/or provision of service for - Free and Open Source Software in the European Union.
But, business models based on FOSS offer great potential for developing and more...
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The report was written by Dr Andrew Grainger incorporating research by Dr Olivia Bosch and material prepared by the staff of SITPRO. It provides a guide to the various steps towards a secure supply chain that are being implemented around the world, as they relate to the UK. It examines the many different often overlapping types of security initiatives in place, the government bodies involved and the types of business affected. It also provides brief summaries of the major initiatives shaping the more...
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'How can microfinance have macro impact in the world such that billions of today’s urban and rural poor gain access to financial services? By undertaking 3 pilot studies in Uganda, a consortium of private and public actors sought to determine the role technology could play in increasing the reach of microfinance. This paper discusses the findings of the studies.
Three key lessons that were drawn from the study are discussed in detail by the paper:
1. Technology combined with business proce more...
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