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Asian foreign direct investment in Africa: towards a new era of cooperation among developing countries
United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2007How might African countries attract a greater proportion of Asian foreign direct investment (FDI)? This book first looks for answers to this question through an examination of the role that FDI played in both the successful economic development strategies of East Asia, and in the Asian financial crisis.DocumentDelivering on the promise of pro-poor growth: insights and lessons from country experiences
World Bank, 2007How do growth strategies affect the ability of poor households to participate in and benefit from growth? This book explores how country policies and conditions interact to reduce poverty and to spread the benefits of growth across different income groups. It provides insights from eight countries that have been relatively successful in delivering pro-poor growth.DocumentLinking farmers to markets
Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, 2006This website/page presents a selection of brief case studies of ways in which small-scale farmers in developing countries have linked with markets, through their own efforts and with assistance from others.DocumentTough choices: investing in health for development
Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, WHO, 2006This report is a synthesis of country experiences from three years of work, following the 2001 report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH).DocumentCorporate governance: observance of standards and codes
World Bank, 2006As part of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) programme by the World Bank and IMF, this internet resource brings together country by country implementation assessments. The goal of the ROSC initiative is to identify weaknesses that may contribute to a country’s economic and financial vulnerability.DocumentCan sustainable forestry contribute to development?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Sustainable forest management can, in theory, contribute to economic growth, protect the environment and benefit rural communities. However, is this ideal achievable?DocumentTime to close gender gaps in land and schooling
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004In rural societies parents help the future welfare of their children by passing down land and providing education. They do not necessarily offer them to both sons and daughters equally. Improving the distribution of income and resources between men and women requires policies to improve girls’ access to education and expand women’s opportunities to earn income.DocumentPro-poor growth in the 1990s: lessons and insights from 14 countries
World Bank, 2005This paper is based on a study designed to better understand the options for policymakers to increase the impact of growth on poverty reduction and how they vary depending on policies and country conditions.DocumentOverview of the community based monitoring system (CBMS)
Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies Programme, 2005This paper provides an overview of Community Based Monitoring Systems (CBMS), and examines the different aspects of implementing a community based monitoring system, using a case study of CBMS implementation in the Philippines.Growing demand for a regular source of up-to-date information that is disaggregated at the community level has led to the creation of a CBMS.DocumentExploring energy-poverty linkages for poor urban households
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003Fuel represents the most important item of expenditure for poor households, next to food. Yet, the urban poor face limited, inefficient and expensive energy options to meet their heating and lighting needs. Often forced to live in the most polluted neighbourhoods, they suffer most from combustion-related pollution.Pages