Documentos e Relatórios

The Trend toward Open Contracting : Implications and Potential for Investment Dispute Mitigation (Inglês)

This article explores the trend toward increased disclosure and participation in the negotiation and implementation of investment contracts. Termed as open contracting, these practices constitute a new...

Integrating social accountability approaches into extractive industries projects : a guidance note (Inglês)

Disclosure in Public-Private Partnerships : Jurisdictional Studies (Inglês)

This report contains detailed studies on the disclosure policy and practice of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in thirteen jurisdictions. The jurisdictions were studied as part of the research and analysis...

Disclosure in Public-Private Partnerships : Good Practice Cases (Inglês)

This volume presents case studies that highlight elements of good practice for 11 of the 13 jurisdictions studied as part of the research and analysis carried out under the Disclosure in Public-Private...

Procter and Gamble (P&G) : fighting malnutrition (Vol. 1 of 2) : Case A (Inglês)

This working paper includes the following headings: the devastating effects of micronutrient deficiency; Procter and Gamble (P&G): an early innovator in nutritional products; Choco milk and the 'lock and...

Procter and Gamble (P&G) : fighting malnutrition (Vol. 2 of 2) : Case B (Inglês)

This working paper includes the following headings: the devastating effects of micronutrient deficiency; Procter and Gamble (P&G): an early innovator in nutritional products; Choco milk and the 'lock and...

The changing wealth of nations : measuring sustainable development in the new millennium (Inglês)

This book is about development and measuring development progress. While precise definitions may vary, development is, at heart, a process of building wealth, the produced, natural, human, and institutional...

Inclusive responses to the HIV and AIDS challenge : experiences from the Indian it sector (Inglês)

India is experiencing a period of high economic growth and rapid social and demographic change. There is increasing concern about the manner in which this transformation is impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic...

Faire tache d'huile : cooking oil fortification in West Africa (Inglês)

In May 2007, Helen Keller International (HKI) announced a new $2.7 million multi-partner public-private initiative to produce vitamin A-fortified cooking oil (oil) in eight countries in West Africa. These...

Business and philanthropy : the blurring of boundaries (Inglês)

Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the philanthropic resources made available for global development, particularly from private sector sources who encourage the increased application of...

Business and poverty 10 (2) : opening markets to the poor (Inglês)

This report begins with a guest editorial; by Djordjija B. Petkoski; V. Kasturi, Rangan; and William S. Laufer. The next 4 billion: characterizing Base of the economic pyramid (BoP) markets; by Allen...

Development Outreach 10 (2) : business and poverty - opening markets to the poor (Inglês)

Contents of the development outreach newsletter are as follows: business and poverty: opening markets to the poor by Petkoski, Djordjija B.; Rangan, Kasturi; and Laufer, William S.; the next four billion:...

The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies (Inglês)

This book seeks to contribute to the sharing of knowledge between Brazil, India, and South Africa, three of the largest emerging economies today. By assessing and comparing the investment climate in each...

Britannia, Naandi, and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) : a public-private partnership for delivering nutrition through fortification in India (Inglês)

It was early November 2007, and Anurada Narasimhan, Britannia's category manager, headed down the hall to meet with Neeraj Chandra, vice president of marketing, sales, and innovation, and PP Roy, head...

Can private sector action tackle corruption (Inglês)

Corruption is an impediment to growth and poverty reduction. As the authors in this issue of Development Outreach well document, corruption limits opportunities, creates inefficiencies and forms additional...

Business action to fight micronutrient deficiency (Inglês)

Micronutrient deficiency undermines the potential of billions of people worldwide, limiting both their physical and mental growth during the vital years of childhood. It has rarely featured as a priority...

The business of building lives: HIV/AIDS and the private sector (Inglês)

Businesses are hit hard by HIV/AIDS, but they are also in a unique position to help fight back. The private sector interacts with most HIV infected people in a country-directly in employment relations...

Better corporate governance: more value for everyone (Inglês)

The state of corporate governance can have an important effect on the availability and cost of capital for all firms, and good corporate governance of financial firms is essential in fostering financial...

Development outreach 6 (3) : scaling up poverty reduction - report on the Shanghai Conference (Inglês)

The three Central American countries examined in this study suffered violent internal conflicts during the 1980s but faced the 1990s largely at peace and with a renewed sense of hope. As in most post-conflict...