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  The impact of corporations on global governance

  Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Inc., 2004

  This report presents findings from a conference examining how the corporate social responsibility and global governance agendas may be enhanced through greater responsiveness to civil society, particularly marginalised stakeholders. Key areas examined include:A.
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  Low awareness amongst citizens of local government reforms

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This paper reports on a survey carried out in Tanzania to gauge public awareness and perception of the Local Government Reform (LGR) programme.
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  Operational model of adaptive co-management of Indian forests based on criteria and indicators

  Indian Institute of Forest Management, 2003

  This paper describes a system called "adaptive management" and its role in the implementation of Joint Forest Management (JFM) programmes in India. People living in and near to forests in India are very dependent on the forests for food, fuel, fodder, medicines and other necessities.
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  Devolution in Pakistan: overview of the ADB/DfID/World Bank study

  Asian Development Bank Institute, 2004

  Pakistan's Devolution of Power Plan was introduced in 2000, creating a decentralised structure of district and sub-district governments , each with its own Nazim and Naib Nazim (mayor and deputy mayor), elected council and administration. This report reviews the first 3 years of operation and finds uneven but encouraging progress on most fronts.
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  Constitution writing and conflict resolution in Africa

  WIDER Conference on Making Peace Work, 2004

  A number of good practice guidelines for the conduct of constitution writing for post-conflict countries have claimed that public consultation and participatory processes – such as referenda, for example – can help to reduce levels of violence.
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  Public perceptions and expectations of biotechnology

  Biotechnology and Development Monitor, 2001

  This edition of the Biotechnology and Development Monitor surveys the perceptions and expectations that have developed in the public domain on agricultural gene technology in recent years. Authors from different parts of the world analyse the factors that have influenced public perceptions and expectations of biotechnology as applied to agriculture in their own countries over the last 25 years.
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  Agri-food research: participation and the public good

  Food Ethics Council, 2004

  What should be the role of participatory processes in publicly funded research on food and agriculture? What are the different experiences of participation in science and policy?
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  The partnering toolbook

  International Business Leaders Forum, 2004

  This booklet provides an overview and guidelines for practitioners on building partnerships with other organisations involved in development.Topics discussed include:obstacles to partneringkey principles of establishing partnershipsassessing risks and rewards of partnerships for each organisationresource mappingpartnering agreementsgovernance and accountability
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  Prajateerpu: a Citizens Jury / Scenario Workshop on Food and Farming Futures for Andhra Pradesh, India

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2002

  Prajateerpu, the citizens jury on food and farming futures in Andhra Pradesh, was a six-day exercise in deliberative democracy involving marginal-livelihood citizens from all three regions of the state.Prajateerpu’s aim was to make a contribution towards ensuring that those citizens who are often left out of the policy debates were allowed an opportunity to inform themselves about Andhra Prades
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  Who is driving development?: reflections on the transformative potential of asset-based community development

  Coady International Institute, 2003

  Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) offers a set of principles and practices to mobilise and sustain community economic development This paper draws attention to the connections between these principles and practices and current interest in:the concept of social capitalthe social-psychology of mobilizationthe enhancement of capacity and agency to engage as citizens with the en

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