Narrow down by keywords: Governance and public policy

Results 21 - 30 of 418

Results

Membership-based Organizations of the Poor

Author:  Martha Chen, Renana Jhabvala, Ravi Kanbur and Carol Richards (eds.) Publisher:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 09:09

Rethinking International Organizations: Pathology and Promise

Author:  Dijkzeul, Dennis and Yves Beigbeder (eds.) Publisher:  New York, NY: Be ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:48

Africa in Crisis: New Challenges and Possibilities

Author:  Zack-Williams,Tunde, Diane Frost and Alex Thomson Publisher:  London an ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 09:02

World Development Report 1995

Author:  World Bank Issue:  Volume 6, Number 2 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 09:16

Development and Rights

Edited by:  Eade, Deborah The fiftieth anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights prompts a re-examination of ...

Book - anna - 2009-12-21 12:44

Revisiting the impact of economic crisis on Indonesian agro-food production

This article discusses the impact of the ongoing global economic crisis on the Indonesian agro-food sector. It compares the current situation with the crisis of 1997–98 and examines whether the liberalisation of the Indonesian economy (and the agr ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 10:11

Bhutan: a review of its approach to sustainable development

The Royal Kingdom of Bhutan has not only a unique national environment but provides researchers with an opportunity to observe effective development in a relatively uncomplicated and controlled system that is government-led rather than donor-driven. This ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:46

Lessons from selected development policies and practices

This article highlights lessons learned from field research and related analysis, to address three fundamental aspects of development that are often overlooked: culture and governance, inclusive development, and market-based approaches. All three cases ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34

The World Conference on Sustainable Tourism

This conference, held in Lanzarote in April 1995, attracted delegates from NGOs, academic institutions, governments and the private sector, although representatives from the largest airlines, holiday companies and hotel groups were conspicuous by their ab ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55

Civil society and substantive democracy: governance and the state of law in Belgium

Since the late 1980s, democratic institutions and an active civil society are being prescribed as important ingredients and preconditions to reduce poverty, social exclusion, and violent civil strife. Multi-party systems and elections are seen as the most ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:59