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Everyone's business Towards a mature understanding of then role of the private sector in development

compartuser — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:57:07 +0000

pdf 1.3 MB CAFOD discussion paper re. sizes of private sector actors, power re.tax evasion and lobby. From the backpage: CAFOD believes that a nuanced approach to the role of business in development requires clearer information about how companies operate and their impacts on society in terms of contributions and costs. Taking transnational corporations as a starting point, this paper includes recommendations for corporate reporting in order to deepen our understanding of international business and inform private sector development policies. Precisely because of the central role that businesses play today, it is essential to ensure they are also accountable to citizens both in the developed, and the developing, world.

building-business-value.pdf

compartuser — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:57:46 +0000

465 MB. In this report we [KPMG]offer a starting point for discussion on trends in the next 20 year. We present a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. We want to build awareness that these forces do not act alone in predictable ways. They are interconnected. They interact.n 180 pages

Introducing Knowledge Sharing Methods and Tools - A facilitator's guide

compartuser — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:15 +0000

Markets and Rural Poverty Upgrading in Value Chains

compartuser — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:20 +0000

pdf 10 MB Authors: Jonathan Mitchell and Christopher Coles Earthscan, IDRC / 2011-01-01 ISBN: 978-0-415-69412-4 / 280 pg. e-ISBN: 978-1-55250-520-5 This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can “upgrade” within such chains. Upgrading is a key concept for value chain analysis and refers to the acquisition of technological capabilities and market linkages that enable firms to improve their competitiveness and move into higher-value activities. The authors examine a range of evidence to assess whether the “bottom billion” people, living mainly in the rural areas of low-income countries, can improve their position through productive strategies and, if so, how? They propose an innovative conceptual framework of value chain upgrading for some of the most marginal producers in the poorest local economies. They demonstrate how interventions

BOp Protocol 2.0

compartuser — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:43:15 +0000

pdf 2.0 MB. Base of the Pyramid Protocol 2nd Edition (2008) Co-authors: Erik Simanis & Stuart Hart Contributing authors: Justin DeKoszmovszky, Patrick Donohue, Duncan Duke, Gordon Enk, Michael Gordon, and Tatiana Thieme The most recent version of the BoP Protocol, drawing upon lessons and experiences implementing the BoP Protocol in Nairobi, Kenya as well as in communities in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Parvathagiri in India.

Speech secratary of state Knapen on the occasion of NCDO jubilee

compartuser — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:26 +0000

pdf, link to speech; Positieve indruk over ICCO verwoord in speech (Dutch)

Coopworks - An Open Source Member and Management Information System - Home

compartuser — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:26:52 +0000

CoopWorks development has now been migrated to SourceForge.net. This platform is the largest open source software repository in the world, and popular with open source developers. CoopWorks as the first truly open open source project in Kenya, will attract world-wide support of from highly qualified and experienced developers.

Rural Women and Corporate Investment in African Land.pdf (application/pdf-object)

compartuser — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:24:38 +0000

Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs

compartuser — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:58 +0000

pdf 473 kB CGIAR-CAPRI:Being able to access, control, and own productive assets such as land, labor, finance, and social capital enables people to create stable and productive lives. Yet relatively little is known about how agricultural development programs can most effectively deliver these outcomes of well-being, empowerment, and higher income in a way that acknowledges differential access to and control over assets by men and women. After reviewing the literature on gender and assets, this paper offers a conceptual framework for understanding the gendered pathways through which asset accumulation occurs, including attention to not only men’s and women’s assets but also those they share in joint control and ownership. Unlike previous frameworks, this model depicts the gendered dimensions of each component of the pathway in recognition of the evidence that men and women not only control, own, or dispose of assets in different ways, but also access, control, and own differen

Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts?, Lorenzo Cotula, IIED, 2011

compartuser — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:06:33 +0000

Over the past few years, agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies have been acquiring long-term rights over large areas of land in Africa. Together with applicable national and international law, contracts define the terms of an investment project, and the way risks, costs and benefits are distributed. Who has the authority to sign the contract and through what process greatly influences the extent to which people can have their voices heard. Yet very little is known about the exact terms of the land deals. Drawing on the legal analysis of twelve land deals from different parts of Africa, this report discusses the contractual issues for which public scrutiny is most needed, and aims to promote informed public debate about them. NOTE: The report was revised in March 2011; please refer to this revised version for all purposes.