- Shareholder activism in Nigeria
- Olufemi O. Amao; Kenneth M. Amaeshi / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- The role of shareholders in publicly quoted companies has evolved over time, and is often taken for granted in developed countries. In Nigeria, obstacles to coordinated shareholder activism to positively influence a corporation’s...
- European initiative links trade policy with sustainable development
- Clive George; Colin Kirkpatrick / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- The European Commission (EC) has pledged to assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of its trade policies. Its Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) programme is indicating that the economic benefits expected from the e...
- Strengthening engagement with existing international human rights machinery.
- UN Wide Human Rights Policy Network- HuriTalk / United Nations Development Programme, 2008
- The UN member states’ commitment to actively protect and promote all human rights and support their further mainstreaming throughout the United Nations system requires increasing interaction and strengthened engagement with the ...
- How Africa can get more from relations with China
- Jing Gu; John Humphrey / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- China’s emergence is having a big impact on Africa. But the relationship presents challenges as well as opportunities. How can Africa influence Chinese policy in order to benefit more from its relations with this important partne...
- How to use interactive drama to address young people’s sexual and reproductive health
- G. Gordon; R. Kidd; T. Mukiwa / International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2008
- Drama and creative interaction can be a good way to draw out discussion and reflection on areas that are taboo, personal or difficult to share. This toolkit looks at how readers can use interactive drama to work with young people...
- Domestic terrorism with transnational ambitions
- A. Botha / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2008
- International developments and challenges and domestic circumstances predominately fuel domestic terrorism. This is particularly true when assessing the 'renewed' threat of terrorism in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. This monograph pla...
- Environmental trends to 2030: an OECD perspective
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
- The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges. This publication highlights a mix of policies that can...
- Making free trade work for women in Southern Africa
- Zohra Khan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Trade agreements are being negotiated between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. While the treaties are meant to promote free trade and economic growth, their impacts on women will not necessarily be ...
- Tackling poverty with minimum wages in Brazil
- Sara Lemos / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Minimum wage legislation aims to tackle poverty by increasing the wages of the lowest-paid and most vulnerable workers. But evidence on the impact of minimum wages in developing countries, both in the public and private sectors, is no...
- Making choices: a framework for industrial policy
- Hubert Schmitz / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Deciding how to configure relationships with the global economy is a difficult task for policymakers, given the many choices and pressures. The essence of different policy regimes can be brought out by distinguishing between low...
- Using art in development
- N. Dinesh / Theatre of the Oppressed, 2005
- This paper discusses the conflict in northern Uganda. It particularly looks at the role of ‘theatre for development’ (TFD) - a concept aimed at using music, dance and drama as a means of passing on social messages and gene...
- Developing global institutional order
- H. Siebert / Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2007
- This paper analyses how international rules are established and stabilised - how an international institutional order develops. It looks at mechanisms that stabilise rule systems, at bargaining procedures for cooperation gains, disput...
- Could the traditional Hima system of resource tenure help address modern development and conservation challenges?
- K. Hala; A. Serhal; O. Llewlyn / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2007
- The Hima is a traditional system of resource tenure that has been practiced for more than 1400 years in the Arabian Peninsular. With the numerous deteriorations that came and halted advancement in the Arab world, and at times for diff...
- How to decentralise in the age of glocalisation?
- C. K. Sharma / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2008
- The simultaneous operation of forces of globalisation and localisation which is being described as the process of glocalization, calls for fresh perspectives on decentralisation. This paper is an attempt at this. It says decentralizat...
- Competition, diplomacy and governance in the Caribbean
- A. Payne; P. Sutton / Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2007
- Under the backdrop of the Commonwealth Caribbean moving toward a new technocratic model of development to reposition itself within the global economy, this paper examines three key policy agendas that have emerged to drive, guide and ...
- Can China improve rural public services and reverse the trend of inequality?
- C. Wong / Oxford University Library, 2008
- This paper addresses the new turn in China‘s development paradigm and assesses its prospects, focusing particularly on whether the government will be able to improve rural public services, and reverse the trend of growing inequa...
- Is China on the verge of political change?
- C. Li / Brookings Institution, 2008
- In today’s increasingly interconnected global environment, this paper looks at the Chinese political landscape and the possibility of a shift away from the communist system, and towards significant political change. T...
- Chinese power poses opportunities and dangers for development
- J. Henderson / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- China is beginning to reshape the world, presaging a new phase of globalisation: a ‘global-Asian era’. This new era is likely to be distinct from any of the earlier phases of globalisation and China’s global footprin...
- Is China a dominant influence in Africa?
- H. Besada; Y. Wang; J. Whalley / Open University Asian Drivers Programme, 2008
- Under the backdrop of China’s increasing trade with Africa, this paper evaluates claims that China is now a dominant influence in Africa and assess what factors underlay this phenomenon. The authors suggest that whil...
- The G8 and implementation of the UNDRIP
- V. Tauli-Corpuz / Tebtebba Foundation, Phillippines, 2008
- This paper discusses the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The paper was presented at a summit in Japan and pays particular attention to the G8 and the role they can play. I...
- Institute of Development Studies, Sussex [ES] (IDS)
- IDS es un centro nacional para la investigación y la enseñanza en desarrollo. Fue establecido en 1966 y es una autoridad internacional en el tema. La investigación y enseñanza se combinan con trabajo operativo, asesora a gobiernos y agencias de cooperacion, y ayuda a convertir la teoría del desarrollo a la práctica cotidiana. IDS funciona como anfitrión de foros de debate, conferencias y tallere...
