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Development and the private sector : consuming interests

Deborah Eade (Editor), John Sayer (Editor)
Examining the impact of the private sector on development, whether through core business practices, corporate responsibility endeavours, or philanthropic activities, this book focuses on how the private sector can do less harm, and even do considerable good by fostering equitable development
Print Book, English, 2006
Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, CT, 2006
Aufsatzsammlung
xii, 312 pages ; 23 cm.
9781565492189, 1565492188
67392599
Do more good, do less harm : development and the private sector / John Sayer
Calling business to account : beyond corporate social responsibility
In whose name? The accountability of corporate social responsibility / Jem Bendell
Corporate responsibility and the movement of business / Peter Utting
Corporate accountability to the poor? Assessing the effectiveness of community-based strategies / Niamh Garvey and Peter Newell
Investing in development?
Public resistance to privatization in water and energy / David Hall, Emanuele Lobina, and Robin de la Motte
Public service privatization and crisis in Argentina / Leopoldo Rodríguez-Boetsch
Size matters : the need for human-scale economic institutions for development / Julian Oram and Deborah Doane
Java furniture makers : globalization winners or losers? / Lienda Loebis and Hubert Schmitz
The World Bank's land of kiosks : community-driven development in Timor-Leste / Ben Moxham
Pressure for change : fair trade and ethical codes of conduct
Managing ethical standards : when rhetoric meets reality / Sumi Dhanarajan
Corporate responsibility and the United States-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) : are they compatible? / Carolina Quinteros
Partnering for sustainability : business-NGO alliances in the coffee industry / April Linton
Reaching the marginalized? Gender value chains and ethical trade in African horticulture / Anne Tallontire [and others]
Resources
Development and the private sector : an annotated list of selected resources / John Sayer and Deborah Eade
"'Development and the private sector : consuming interests' is based on Development in Practice, Volume 15, Numbers 3 & 4 (June 2005), published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd."--Title page verso