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Getting down to business: lessons from the African Peer Review Mechanism
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an initiative aimed at fostering good governance and development in its participating states. As part of its multi-pronged inquiry, it devotes a great deal of attention to investigating corporate governance on the continent. However, thus far corporate governance has attracted less attention than any other area of the APRM.Document‘Good Citizens’: corporate social responsibility in Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a growing consideration for businesses. The Country Review Reports (CRRs) compiled through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) provide a unique lens through which CSR application in Africa can be gauged.DocumentCorporate governance in Africa’s state-owned enterprises: perspectives on an evolving system
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014The African Peer Review Mechanism’s (APRM) Country Review Reports (CRRs) provide a unique overview of central themes in Africa’s political economy, and the insights they provide into corporate governance are particularly useful.DocumentBuilding an African corporate governance
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014Developing a suitable system of corporate governance is an important priority for Africa. Corporate governance is underdeveloped on the continent – outside particular pockets – but the emerging systemDocumentGlobal health in foreign policy - and foreign policy in health? Evidence from the BRICS
Health Policy and Planning, 2014Amidst the growing literature on global health, much has been written recently about the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) countries and their involvement and potential impact in global health, particularly in relation to development assistance.DocumentProceedings of a roundtable discussion on planning new Afghan cities: can urban planning promote equitable growth and democratic governance?
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2011The scoping and preliminary phase of an AREU urban governance research project was conducted in the cities of Herat, Charikar and Jalalabad between September 2010 and April 2011. This roundtable presented findings and discussed key issues in urban governance that arose from the study.DocumentGovernance and representation in the Afghan urban transition
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2011Between September 2010 and April 2011, AREU conducted the scoping and preliminary phase of a research project on urban governance in the Afghan cities of Herat, Charikar and Jalalabad.DocumentHigh volume transport: Rapid assessment of research gaps in road engineering and technical aspects
Evidence on Demand, 2014This rapid desk-based study identifies research gaps in road engineering and technical aspects of high volume transport in low income countries (LICs).DocumentTaxation, redistribution and the social contract in Brazil
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014The paper explores theoretically and empirically Brazil’s tax revenue from a political and political economy perspective. The absence of ‘big bang’ reforms to the tax code and tax administration suggests that policy models are less directly relevant to explaining the rise in the tax/GDP ratio.DocumentInfrastructure and its role in Brazil’s development process
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014During the “lost decade” of the 1980s, when Brazil underwent a serious debt crisis, investments in infrastructure withered. By the early 1990s, Brazil faced the necessity of substantially modernising its infrastructure sector.Pages