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Understanding unemployment in the Arab countries: towards a policy framework
Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait, 2008Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is currently at a historical high, which may appear puzzling given economic growth in the region.DocumentPayments for environmental services: an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006This paper looks at Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature. It presents a number of case studies including Guatemala, Peru and the Philippines, whilst also discussing the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) approach to equitable PES.DocumentCutting edge: how community forest enterprises lead the way on poverty reduction and avoided deforestation
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007Forests are not just crucial for keeping the global environment stable; they are also a lifeline for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. This paper presents community forest enterprise as a possible solution, which combines both avoided deforestation (the concept of richer nations paying poorer ones to halt planned logging) and poverty reduction.OrganisationThe Prosperity Initiative (PI)
The Prosperity Initiative's goal is to unlock the potential of select industries, creating durable economic choice and a route out of poverty for millions of people. Key strategies:DocumentA challenging climate –what international banks should do to combat climate change
BankTrack, 2007Commercial banks are of crucial importance in the transition to a low-carbon economy based upon energy efficiency and renewable energies. They are indispensable in mobilising and allocating the necessary financial resources for long run investment.DocumentPoverty reduction for profit? A critical examination of business opportunities at the bottom of the pyramid
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 2007The author examines C.K Prahalad’s idea that selling to four billion poor people at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BoP) generates both profits for big business and eliminates poverty. A welcome, innovative and influential perspective, but an opportunity missed, he argues.DocumentThe environment for women’s entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region
World Bank, 2008Despite a commonly-held perception that women-owned firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are small, informal and low-tech, this study demonstrates that there is, in fact, little difference between female-owned and male-owned firms.DocumentInstitutions and private sector development in Vietnam
The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research, 2007Vietnam's macroeconomic success has largely been driven by the expansion of the private sector and thus by the micro level. Microeconomic foundations of strong macroeconomic performance included formal recognition of private property rights, the right of doing business and competition laws.DocumentConnecting small enterprises in ways that enhance the lives of forest-dependent people
Unasylva, FAO, 2007Small and medium forest enterprises are the norm in many developing countries. They have much to offer in terms of poverty reduction. But they are often isolated from structures that might help them make that contribution - from markets, financial and business development service providers, and policy processes.OrganisationThe Springfield Centre for Business in Development
Established in 1995, the Springfield Centre is an independent consulting, training and research organisation specialising in private sector development in low and middle-income economies.Pages