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Korea’s evolving business–government relationshipSouth Korea has gained economic development despite the obstacles it faced as a war-torn country with little natural resources and capital...
Public - private sector cooperationWorking Paper
Ghana’s experiments with business–government co-ordinationThe article explores the various co-ordination mechanisms between the state and the business community in Ghana, and the implications for economic growth in the country...
Economic growth Local history MacroeconomicsWorking Paper
A Natural Experiment of Industrial Policy: Floriculture and the Metal and Engineering Industries in EthiopiaEthiopia represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa. The country is well known for its successful promotion of the cut-flower industry through business-government co-ordination...
Agriculture Government business enterprises Industrial policyWorking Paper
Industrial Policy in Practice: Africa’s Presidential Investors’ Advisory CouncilsRecent writing on industrial policy stresses the need for coordination between the public and private sectors...
Bureaucracy Economic assistance and foreign aid Industrial policyBook Chapter
A Political Economy Synthesis of Food Price Policy in 14 CountriesFrom the book: Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability
Food security Decision making (Public administration) Public - private sector cooperationBlog
Aid and our Changing Environment: What did we Learn?
24 June 2013 Tony Addison The Stockholm ReCom results meeting at Sida on 4 June was a lively exchange on all aspects of foreign aid and climate change finance (including the role of private finance)...
Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aid Environmental policyWorking Paper
Political Economy Synthesis: the Food Policy CrisisThe food price crisis revealed contradictions in creating food policy. Much of the common policy response can be explained by a benevolent, unitary government...
Food security Decision making (Public administration) Public - private sector cooperationBook Chapter
Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires: Assessing the Impact on Housing Improvements and HealthFrom the book: Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century
Gas utilities Infrastructure (Economics) Policy sciencesWorking Paper
Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires: Impact on Housing Improvements and HealthThis study examines the programme Redes Solidarias, a public-private initiative that connected to natural pipelined gas 4,000 households in the Great Buenos Aires Area during 2005...
Gas utilities Infrastructure (Economics) Policy sciencesBook Chapter
New Aid Modalities and Reporting Support for Child Rights: Lessons from Assessing Aid for Basic Social ServicesFrom the book: Foreign Aid for Development
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid HealthWorking Paper
Issues to Consider in Assessing International Support for Realizing Children’s Rights: A Reflection on Aid Modalities and Transparency in Reporting, and a Review of Aid for Basic Social ServicesThe paper reflects on the potential of the OECD-DAC creditor reporting system to systematically capture flows of official development assistance (ODA) in support of realizing children’s rights...
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid HealthBook
External Finance for Private Sector Development: Appraisals and IssuesForeign assistance philosophy no longer favours channeling aid almost exclusively to recipients' public sector; 'a bottomless pit'...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Microfinance PovertyBook Chapter
Ownership Reform in the Absence of Crisis: China's Township, Village and Private EnterprisesFrom the book: Small and Medium Enterprises in Transitional Economies
Corporate governance Government business enterprises Post-communismBook Chapter
The Case of Indigenous NGOs in Uganda's Health SectorFrom the book: Group Behaviour and Development
Healthcare Nonprofit organizations Public - private sector cooperation