Tag: private sector

• Visions center for strategic and development studies

  Abstract: The Vision Center’s work on decentralization and local development, where it has conducted workshops and trainings to government ministries/entities local government/communities and civic organisations, has led to dialogues between the public-private-community sectors of Jordan. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 Visions center for strategic and development studies, Amman (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.jordanvisions.org/en/home.php

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  Capacity Building, civil society, decentralization in government, economic development, Jordan, Local Government, private sector, Public administration, training programmes

• Global land grabbing : update from the International conference on global land grabbing

  Abstract: This paper summarizes the highlights of the Conference on Global Land Grabbing, which was held in 2011. Original estimates suggest that national governments and private investors purchased over 40 million hectares of land in just one year from 2008 to 2009, up from 4 million ha/year previously. Author(s): Borras, Jun Source(s): , 6 p.…

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  accountability, corrupt practices, foreign investments, human rights, land acquisition, land tenure, poverty, private sector, world bank

• Agrarian change below the radar screen : rising farmland acquisitions by domestic investors in west Africa : results from a survey in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

  Abstract: The results of a 2010 survey on the acquisition of rural land by agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are presented. It is argued that local and customary authorities, as well as farmer organizations need to screen intentions of presumed investors and build in safeguards. Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Nelen, Joost; Traoré,…

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  benin, burkina faso, customary law, Governance, land acquisition, land rights, mali, niger, private sector, Public administration, small farms, social justice

• Household preferences and governance of water services : a hedonic analysis from rural Guatemala

  Abstract: This report finds that rural households in Guatemala value municipal water services but are indifferent between not having piped water and being connected to a private system. The estimated value of community-managed services is negative, suggesting they have an aversion to them. Author(s): Vásquez, William F. Source(s): , IFPRI discussion paper; 1152 vi, 16…

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  community organization, guatemala, Local Government, private sector, public opinion, public services, water supply

• LOGOTRI : network of local government training and research institutes in Asia and the Pacific

  Abstract: LOGOTRI is the Network of Local Government Training and Research Institutes in Asia and the Pacific. Its members are both governmental, autonomous and private sector institutions and organizations involved primarily in local government training and research. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 LOGOTRI, Pokhara (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.logotri.net/

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  asia and the pacific, Capacity Building, civil society, Local Government, private sector, Public Sector, training programmes

• Forests and governance programme

  Abstract: The overall goal of CIFOR’s Forests and Governance Programme is to promote good forest governance based on social justice, equity, and accountability. Its priority themes are: (1) governance and multistakeholder forests; and (2) forest finance, trade, law enforcement, and corporate accountability. Author(s): CIFOR Source(s): , Published: 2011 Center for international forestry research (CIFOR), Bogor…

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  accountability, community participation, forest management, Governance, natural resources, private sector, Public Sector, social justice

• AccountAbility

  Abstract: AccountAbility provides solutions to challenges in corporate responsibility and sustainable development through its standards, research, and advisory services. It is increasingly engaged in civil society and partnership governance and accountability. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 AccountAbility, London [etc.] (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.accountability.org/

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  accountability, civil society, private sector, Sustainable development

• Yes Africa can : success stories from a dynamic continent

  Abstract: This book with success stories from Africa contains two chapters on different aspects of local governance from Sierra Leone (post-conflict recontruction) and Rwanda (health financing). Author(s): Chuhan-Pole, Punam; Angwafo, Manka Source(s): , xiii, 477 p., ill., graphs, maps, tabs Published: 2011 World bank, Washington, DC (English ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-8213-8746-7/ Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8745-0

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  africa south of sahara, agricultural development, botswana, burkina faso, cash crops, communication technology, crop yields, decentralization in government, economic growth, food security, ghana, government spending policy, health economics, health policy, information technology, Kenya, lesotho, liberia, malawi, mali, mauritius, mozambique, private sector, rwanda, sierra leone, small farms, somalia, tanzania, tourism, trade liberalization, transport infrastructure, Uganda

• Choice, recognition and the democracy effects of decentralization

  Abstract: Often large development agencies choose to work with a wide range of other local interlocutors, including deconcentrated agents, private bodies, customary authorities, and NGOs. As a result, fledgling local governments are receiving few public powers and face competition for legitimacy. Author(s): Ribot, Jesse C. Source(s): , Working paper / Swedish International centre for local…

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  benin, Brazil, co-operation between organizations, decentralization in government, democracy, development assistance, guatemala, India, indonesia, Local Government, malawi, nongovernmental organizations, political representation, private sector, senegal, South Africa

• Agr[ar]ian change below the radar screen : rising farmland acquisitions by domestic investors in west Africa : what are the implications for food production and smallholder farming?

  Abstract: A 2010 survey in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger determined the scale of land acquisition by domestic investors in West Africa. Most acquisitions took place after 2000. Most investors are urban. Formal tenure on customary land is difficult. A move to involve smallholders should be encouraged. Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Nelen, Joost; Traoré,…

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  agricultural land, food security, land acquisition, private sector, small farms, west africa