Development And Policy Dialogue Contemporary Insights

Author : Thomas Kaydor Jr.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781728363332

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Development and Policy Dialogue: Contemporary Insights by Thomas Kaydor Jr. Pdf

We live in a time when the largest numbers of people who were being lifted out of absolute poverty in a relatively short time in human history have relapsed into extreme poverty due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This is happening in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific and Americas as well as all other parts of the globe. At this time, the understanding of Public Policy and development are enriched at an unprecedented pace. This is also the time when the once thriving economic, social, political and environmental transformations developing and developed countries experienced are being undermined by the global pandemic. The experience for developing countries to achieve prosperity through economic growth, good governance and inclusivity have gained greater attention today than ever. The desired paths and innovative approaches to harnessing public policy dialogue are even more demanding; thus, the rightful time to explore important insights about national and global development. Issues regarding aid, corruption and anti-corruption, poverty reduction, social protection, economic growth and overall sustainable development require sober reflections. Such reflections and insights must be evidence-based. To these, this book contributes. It’s therefore a compelling consensus to grab and read a copy. Don’t miss it.

Author : Livingstone BUNCE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1787356809

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Critical Dialogues Urban Governance De by Livingstone BUNCE Pdf

Cities have been some of the most visible manifestations of the evolution of globalization and population expansion, and global cities are at the cutting edge of such changes. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism examines changes in governance, property development, urban politics, and community activism in two key global cities: London and Toronto. By taking these two cities as empirical cases, the book engages in constructive dialogues about the forms, governmental mechanisms and practices, and policy and community-based responses to the concerns facing modern urban centers. Through three central issues, governance, real estate and housing, and community activism and engagement, the authors seek to understand London and Toronto from a nuanced perspective, promoting critical reflection on the experiences and evaluative critiques of each urban context, providing insight into each city's trajectory and engaging critically with wider phenomena and influences on the urban governance challenges in cities beyond.

Author : G. Kararach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137360595

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Development Policy in Africa by G. Kararach Pdf

The author investigates the agenda for transformation in contemporary African development studies: policy studies, strategic studies, international relations and economic diplomacy. With a focus on the capacity dimension, he proposes critical policy and action-oriented recommendations on how to overcome present and future emergencies in Africa.

Author : Susannah Bunce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1787356833

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Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism by Susannah Bunce Pdf

Cities have been sites of some of the most visible manifestations of the evolution of processes of globalization and population expansion, and global cities are at the cutting edge of such changes. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism examines changes in governance, property development, urban politics and community activism, in two key global cities: London and Toronto.The analysis is inherently comparative, but not in the traditional sense - the volume does not seek to deliver a like-for-like comparison. Instead, taking these two cities as empirical cases, the chapters engage in constructive dialogues about the contested and variegated built forms, formal and informal governmental mechanisms and practices, and policy and community-based responses to contemporary urban concerns.The authors position a critical dialogue on three central issues in contemporary urban studies: governance, real estate and housing, and community activism and engagement. Their less traditional approach to comparative framing seeks to understand London and Toronto from a nuanced perspective, promoting critical reflection on the experiences and evaluative critiques of each urban context, providing insight into each city's urban trajectory and engaging critically with wider phenomena and influences on the urban governance challenges beyond these two cities.

Author : Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Agandin, John,Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Growth of modern service providers for the African agricultural sector: An insight from a public irrigation scheme in Ghana by Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Agandin, John,Kolavalli, Shashidhara Pdf

This paper describes how modern service providers have emerged in the African agricultural sector, a subject that has been vastly understudied. The paper looks at providers of modern rice mills, power tillers, combine harvesters, and production services at a highly productive rice irrigation scheme in Ghana. These service providers earn net profits that are greater than the profits they would likely achieve from simply expanding rice production without investing in respective machines, suggesting that higher returns primarily induce the emergence of these modern providers. Surpluses and experiences from their years of rice production are likely to have provided the primary finance and knowledge required for entry. The service providers emerged by exploiting both the economies of scale and the economies of scope, keeping rice production as the primary source of income, instead of specializing only in service provisions. Key policy implications are also discussed.

Author : Soon Beng Chew,Lingli Huang,Kai Xiang Kwa
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811238888

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Political, Economic And Social Dimensions Of Labour Markets: A Global Insight by Soon Beng Chew,Lingli Huang,Kai Xiang Kwa Pdf

Why and how do politics, society and economics shape the growth and failure of labour markets? Does government intervention help or harm labour market reforms/adjustments in times of economic downturn? What forces drive such government intervention and do they differ from society to society?In addressing these big-picture questions, this book's analytical scope is heavily centred around the topic of labour markets' performance. The book argues that performance in labour markets across countries are influenced by their labour market policies. In turn, these policies are shaped, in varying degrees, by the country's politics. Each chapter in this book dives into the labour market experiences in various countries to demonstrate why in some countries, labour markets perform better than in other countries. Major findings from this book suggest that countries can produce better economic and social outcomes (e.g. lower socio-economic inequality) if their labour market policies are aimed at fostering a socially and politically stable society via greater equity in wealth distribution across various socio-cultural and income groups.This book is an essential read for any public policy researchers, policy practitioners and undergraduate/graduate students who are interested or vested in the topic of labour markets' performance in the political, social and economic dimensions. Particularly, this book provides a critical synthesis of the labour market experiences in many countries. Hence, the book serves as an ideational tool to advance future labour market research and policy.

Author : David Lewis,Dennis Rodgers,Michael Woolcock
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192602411

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New Mediums, Better Messages? by David Lewis,Dennis Rodgers,Michael Woolcock Pdf

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life. Social science is but one representational option among many for conveying the myriad ways in which development is conceived, encountered, experienced, justified, courted, and/or resisted by different groups at particular times and places. As international development has become more quantitative and economics-centred, there is an enduring sense that what is measured (and thus 'valued' and prioritized) may have become too narrow, that the powers of prediction claimed by some areas of economics and management may have overreached, and that the human dimension is in danger of being lost. Reflecting this concern, New Mediums, Better Messages? contributes to new conversations between science, social science, and the humanities around the roles of different kinds of knowledge, stories, and data play in relation to global development. It brings together a team of multidisciplinary contributors to explore popular representions of development, including music, blogs, and fiction.

Author : Jonathan Crush,Belinda Dodson
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920409425

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Migration, Remittances and Development in Lesotho by Jonathan Crush,Belinda Dodson Pdf

The relationship between migration, development and remittances in Lesotho has been exhaustively studied for the period up to 1990. This was an era when the vast majority of migrants from Lesotho were young men working on the South African gold mines and over 50 percent of households had a migrant mineworker. Since 1990, patterns of migration to South Africa have changed dramatically. The reconfiguration of migration between the two countries has had a marked impact on remittance flows to Lesotho. The central question addressed in this report is how the change in patterns of migration from and within Lesotho since 1990 has impacted on remittance flows and usage.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231003189

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Teacher policy development guide by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Maumbe, Blessing M.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605668215

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E-Agriculture and E-Government for Global Policy Development: Implications and Future Directions by Maumbe, Blessing M. Pdf

"This book provides critical research and knowledge on electronic cultivation and political development experiences from around the world"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Ali Riaz,Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317308775

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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh by Ali Riaz,Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman Pdf

In the past decade, Bangladesh has achieved significant social and economic progress. Despite high population density, a limited natural-resource base, underdeveloped infrastructure, frequent natural disasters and political uncertainty, the country has recorded positive developments in terms of broad economic and social indicators. This Handbook presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource on the politics, society and economy of Bangladesh today. Divided into six thematic sections, the Handbook focuses on relevant issues and trends on: History and the making of contemporary Bangladesh Politics and institutions Economy and development Energy and environment State, society and rights Security and external relations Written by a team of international experts in the field, the chapters provide an accessible and up-to-date insight into contemporary Bangladesh. The Handbook will be of interest to students and academics of South Asian studies, as well as policymakers, journalists and others who wish to learn more about this increasingly important country.

Author : Gordon De Brouwer,Yunjong Wang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134351855

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Financial Governance in East Asia by Gordon De Brouwer,Yunjong Wang Pdf

The focus of international financial reform in recent years has largely been at the global level, in terms of improving the international financial architecture, and at the national level in terms of getting domestic economic and structural policies right. But there is also a growing appetite for addressing some issues at a regional level. This debate has focused on improving regional policy dialogue and surveillance processes, as well as developing regional mechanisms to provide financial support to prevent and resolve financial crises. In East Asia, for example, governments have sought deeper regional policy dialogue by the creation of ASEAN+3 forum and enhanced financial cooperation by setting up the Chiang Mai Initiative. These developments raise many questions: What is 'best-practice' regional policy dialogue? How is a regional financial architecture complementary to the global architecture? What sorts of institutions work well at a regional level? Do regions need a regional monetary fund? What is going on in East Asia and how is it different to other regions? This volume brings together a range of policy, practical and conceptual papers to explore these and other issues.

Author : Othmar M. Lehner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317678830

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Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance by Othmar M. Lehner Pdf

Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance brings together an international cast of leading authorities to map out and display the disparate voices, traditions and professional communities engaged in social finance activity. With a clear societal or environmental mission, foundations, individual and group investors, as well as public bodies around the world have become increasingly eager to finance and support innovative forms of doing business. Together, founders and established businesses alike are embracing new sustainable business models with a distinct stakeholder approach to tackle social or environmental problems in what they see as a failed economic system in crisis. As a result, the topic of social and sustainable finance is at the forefront of financial economic thought. This Handbook is divided up into three parts. The first, "The Landscape of Social and Sustainable Finance and Investments", comprises of chapters from a multitude of perspectives in an effort to grasp the entirety of the landscape. The second, "Challenges, Suggestions, Critiques and Debates", focuses on areas ranging from sociological underpinnings to critical takes on markets, and the identification of specialized business models. Amongst ethical considerations, topics include the scaling of impact, an analysis of sustainability as risk prevention and comparative analyses of various methods of justification and measurement. In the third and final section, "Markets and Institutions", contributions range from various perspectives on sustainable banking to environmental marketplaces, and finally on to practical cases and country specific observations. This volume is essential reading for both academics and students in economics and finance. It is also of interest to those who study environmental economics, microeconomics and banking.

Author : Diao, Xinshen, ed.,Takeshima, Hiroyuki. ed.,Zhang, Xiaobo, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896293809

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An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? by Diao, Xinshen, ed.,Takeshima, Hiroyuki. ed.,Zhang, Xiaobo, ed. Pdf

Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.

Author : A. Fulda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137518644

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Civil Society Contributions to Policy Innovation in the PR China by A. Fulda Pdf

This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society organisations the authors provide a fresh and fruitful perspective.