Documents et rapports
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Harnessing development 2.0 : creating opportunities with the poor (anglais)
As new ways of bringing people together web and mobile technology, from System Management Server (SMS) to social networking, continue to change development initiatives, this paper examines how technology...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 52756 Date du document: 1 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Torres-Rahman,Zahid,Warman, Matt,Wylie, Kate
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The power of business advocacy and ICT reforms (anglais)
Many governments have placed a high priority on reforming the business environment because of its significant influence on levels of private sector development and therefore on long-term economic growth...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 50301 Date du document: 1 janvier 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Frauscher,Kathrin,Bulat, Camelia
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Corporate strategy and inadequate governance : the pitfalls of CSR (anglais)
The trend to corporate social responsibility (CSR) reflects globalization as well as the retreat of the state. As growing number of firms source and produce globally, many of their stakeholders have insisted...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 50295 Date du document: 1 janvier 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Aaronson,Susan Ariel
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Business and philanthropy : the blurring of boundaries (anglais)
Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the philanthropic resources made available for global development, particularly from private sector sources who encourage the increased application of...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 46965 Date du document: 1 septembre 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jarvis,Michael,Goldberg, Jeremy M.
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CSR and beyond : business and the development cycle (anglais)
The impacts of globalization have produced strategic shifts in the landscapes facing both business and civil society. Both have come to play an increasing role in development and continue to adjust to...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 39507 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Evans, Marketa D.
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The public private alliance model for development (anglais)
Building partnerships takes time and requires dedicated people and resources. But ultimately there is no better way to tackle development problems. The development community now has a superb opportunity...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 37574 Date du document: 1 juin 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Runde, Daniel F.
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Business action to fight micronutrient deficiency (anglais)
Micronutrient deficiency undermines the potential of billions of people worldwide, limiting both their physical and mental growth during the vital years of childhood. It has rarely featured as a priority...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36478 Date du document: 1 avril 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bekefi, Tamara,Jarvis,Michael
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Business and the millennium development goals (anglais)
The private sector is now a vital partner in creating economic and social development. Business cannot operate in a cocoon from the problems that impact society as a whole. While sharing the burden of...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36476 Date du document: 1 avril 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Atacik,Mehmet Can,Jarvis, Michale
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Cybermonks and rural entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka (anglais)
Although still in the early stages, telecenters in Sri Lanka, offering internet based services to remote rural areas, are proving to be popular hubs for training for school-aged children and places for...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36477 Date du document: 1 avril 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Radwan,Ismail
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Private sector roles in the partnership age (anglais)
The nature and scale of development issues require effective partnerships and solutions that involve different sectors of society. These interconnected and systemic issues are best looked at in a multisectoral...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36255 Date du document: 1 avril 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Humplick Ep Leautier,Ann Frances,Petkoski,Gjorgjija
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The business of building lives: HIV/AIDS and the private sector (anglais)
Businesses are hit hard by HIV/AIDS, but they are also in a unique position to help fight back. The private sector interacts with most HIV infected people in a country-directly in employment relations...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36469 Date du document: 1 mars 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Atacik,Mehmet Can,Gehna, Kebour,Jarvis,Michael
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Better corporate governance: more value for everyone (anglais)
The state of corporate governance can have an important effect on the availability and cost of capital for all firms, and good corporate governance of financial firms is essential in fostering financial...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 36468 Date du document: 1 février 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Atacik, Mahmet Can,Jarvis,Michael