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  Draft guide on resource revenue transparency

  International Monetary Fund, 2004

  The Draft Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency provides a summary overview of good practices for transparency of resource revenue management. It applies the principles of the ‘Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency’ to the particular set of problems faced by countries that derive a significant share of revenues from natural resources.
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  Doing business in or with Burma

  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 2005

  This paper explores the current situation in Burma, with a particular focus on the conditions for potential and current foreign investment.It answers the following questions:who owns the economy - who do you need to deal with when conduction business in Burma?how to read statistics on levels of FDI and tradehow much of this money is going to the junta what happens to the tax
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  Nature for sale: the impacts of privatising water and biodiversity

  Friends of the Earth International, 2005

  This report, published by Friends of the Earth, discusses the impacts of privatisation of water supply and biodiversity on the poor throughout the world, especially women.
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  On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture: the role of eco-labels

  European Development Research Network, 2004

  As part of the second academic EUDN Conference on "Trade, aid, FDI and international migration" this paper examines the trade and environment debate with a special focus on the role of eco-labeling for agricultural exports.An empirical investigation offers the following results:while developing countries in Western Europe have used eco-labeling for a long time already, the spread of thi
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  Globalisation, urbanisation and changing food systems in developing countries

  Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2004

  As part of the FAO ‘State of Food Insecurity in the World 2004’, this chapter explores how the profound demographic and economic changes are rapidly transforming food systems and the scope and nature of nutritional challenges in the developing world.Key findings of the study include:following rapid urbanisation, rising income and rapid growth in imports of wheat and other commodities, t
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  Sustainability banking in Africa

  African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, 2004

  This report looks at the role of the financial sector in Africa in promoting sustainability. The evidence from the report points to the emergence of a dynamic business case for sustainability banking in sub-Saharan Africa.
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  Corporate governance, the big business groups and the G-7 reform agenda: a critical analysis

  School of Economics, Seoul National University, 2002

  The issue of corporate governance in emerging markets became the subject of international concern following the Asian crisis which began in 1997. In the case of Korea, there was concern that big business groups (known as "chaebols") were too close to government and the banks and invested recklessly in unprofitable projects on borrowed money.
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  Principles, profits or just PR?: triple p investments under the Equator Principles

  BankTrack, 2004

  One year after a number of private financial institutions announced the first collective norms addressing environmental and social issues in the sector (the Equator Principles (EPs)), this report examines its successes and failures.
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  Behind the shine : the other Shell Report 2003

  Friends of the Earth International, 2003

  Based on evidence from people around the world who live in the shadows of Shell’s various operations, this report assesses the company’s performance. It finds that Shells performs poorly as a leading corporate social responsibility advocate. In addition, the report highlights that Shell failed to address the concerns of Shell fenceline communities.
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  Trading accountability: business, trade and investment policy and sustainable development

  AccountAbility, 2004

  This report looks beneath the discussions on the overarching architecture of multilaterally negotiated trade rules, into the everyday trade and investment decisions, in order to get a better basis for determining how approaches to trade and investment policy can support sustainable development within competitive international markets.By exploring how the interaction of individual companies with

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