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  Lending trends in the sugar cane sector [Fiji]

  Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, 2003

  Is the sugar cane industry still a profitable venture in Fiji? Investment in an industry is necessary for its growth. It raises capital stock in the industry, and can often lead to productivity improvements. Investments can also lead to reductions in the unit cost of production thereby making the industry output more price competitive.
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  Communication strategies in the age of decentralisation and privatisation of rural services: lessons from two African experiences

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper describes the challenges of decentralisation and privatisation of rural services from the perspective of communication strategy development. The author argues that the wave of decentralisation and privatisation in rural services worldwide has created a challenge for rural communities, service providers and local governments.
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  The new Asian realism: economics and politics of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue

  Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003

  In the post-Cold War era, there has been a surge in initiatives to strengthen existing and creating new regional organisations all over the world.
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  Good governance in investment promotion

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2004

  This paper discusses the question of what constitutes good governance in investment promotion, and looks at the increasing importance of corporate governance, and the role of investment promotion agencies in improving governance in the public and private sector.The paper highlights four elements, which are vital for good governance in investment promotion, and introduces some “best practices” c
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  Strengthening the foundations for growth and private sector development: investment climate and infrastructure development

  Development Committee, World Bank & IMF, 2004

  This note provides a brief overview of recent findings on the quality of the investment climate and policy effort, as well as on infrastructure service provision, which are informing the World Bank.Recent findings include:A good part of practical pro-poor growth policies is about bringing a better investment climate to areas where poor people liveSmaller and informal firms and farms
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  The future of global governance

  Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2004

  This paper assesses the underlying democratic deficiencies and weaknesses in global governance, and examines the forces that might lead to a meaningful change.Motives as well as forces for change include: the need for cooperation: even the most powerful need cooperation with others, and the ‘bargaining equilibrium’ requires important concessionsleveraging limited power: internatio
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  The institutional foundations of public policy: a transactions approach with application to Argentina

  2003

  This paper examines public policies as the outcomes of complex intertemporal exchanges among politicians.The authors claim that the political institutions of a country constitute the framework within which these transactions are accomplished.
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  Will the Millennium Challenge Account be different?

  Washington Quarterly, 2003

  This paper examines the implications of the Bush administration's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), and the possible ramifications for the allocation and delivery of U.S. foreign assistance.
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  Internalising global externalities from biodiversity: protected areas and multilateral mechanisms of transfer

  Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2004

  This paper provides an overview on international agreements on protected areas, and the associated transfer mechanisms both from a theoretical and an empirical viewpoint. The paper examines whether the existing regime of multilateral mechanisms of transfer and the parallel bilateral transfers works to effectively preserve biodiversity at the global scale.
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  Does foreign direct investment decrease corruption?

  Institute of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile / Instituto de Economia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2004

  Previous studies have highlighted the fact that corruption tends to deter foreign direct investment (FDI) but have not investigated the possibility of effects in the opposite direction. This paper attempts to assess the effect of trade openness, as measured by inflows of FDI, on corruption at the country level.

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