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The New Community Rules
New Community Rules
Blogs, networking sites, and other examples of the social web provide businesses with a largely untapped marketing channel for products and services. But how do you take advantage of them? With _The New Community Rules_, you'll understand how social web technologies work, and ...
(2009)
17 bookmarks
Running Lean
Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
by Ash Maurya
We live in an age of unparalleled opportunity for innovation. We're building more products than ever before, but most of them fail--not because we can't complete what we set out to build, but because we waste time, money, and effort building the wrong product. What we need is...
(2012)
4 bookmarks
Entwicklungszusammenarbe...
Der Jahresbericht des OECD-Entwicklungsausschusses (DAC) ist das einschlägige Referenzdokument für Statistiken und Analysen zu den jüngsten Trends in der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass nur noch fünf Jahre bleiben, um die Millenniumsen...
(2010)
2 bookmarks
Competitiveness and Priv...
Fostering SME Development
This report reviews the micro, small and medium-sized business sector in the Republic of Moldova, as well as governmental policies related to small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly regarding financing and innovation.
(2011)
1 bookmarks
Fishing for Coherence in...
Policy Coherence in the Fisheries Sector in Seven West African Countries
Fisheries represent up to 30% of state budget revenues in West African countries and employ 7million people in West and Central Africa. If the sector is to develop, or simply continue to exist at present levels, a number of policy challenges will have to be addressed. The numb...
(2008)
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Development in Eastern E...
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
The economic crisis, the second economic shock to hit the Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus region after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has been a warning and a call to action. The region has many advantages and much potential, but some of this was squandered during the...
(2011)
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Developments in Steelmak...
Published every two years, this publication reports on steelmaking capacity of non-OECD countries on a company-by-company basis, and within company, by plant. It opens with a summary of major trends by region which also makes projections for 2008. It then presents detailed tab...
(2006)
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The Politics of Particip...
by Jessica F. G... and W. Bradnee C...
To be effective and legitimate, the governance of sustainable development requires the participation of a diverse set of actors ranging from transnational civil society groups to indigenous peoples. This book explores the extent to which the current system of governance allows...
(2006)
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Understanding Human Well...
by Mark McGilli... and Matthew Clarke
With more than a billion people living on less than one dollar per day, human well-being is a core issue for both researchers and policy-makers. The Millennium Development Goals are a powerful reminder of this point. We now know more about human well-being and the related conc...
(2006)
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Subsidy Reform and Susta...
Political Economy Aspects
Unsustainable subsidies are pervasive in the industry, agriculture, transport and energy sectors of most OECD countries. They are expensive for governments and can have harmful environmental and social effects. Eliminating these supports requires comprehensive approaches which...
(2007)
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West African Perspectives
Resources for Development
West African Perspectives: Resources for Development conducts a cross-cutting analysis of the main development challenges in the region and offers suggestions on how to meet them. It provides an overview of West Africa’s abundant resources , examining not only economic and nat...
(2009)
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Innovation and Growth
Chasing a Moving Frontier
Innovation is crucial to long-term economic growth, even more so in the aftermath of the financial and economic crisis. In this volume, the OECD and the World Bank jointly take stock of how globalisation is posing new challenges for innovation and growth in both developed and ...
(2009)
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Transition Financing
Building a Better Response
More than one-third of Official Development Assistance is spent annually on fragile and conflict-affected countries. Nonetheless, aid does not always flow promptly and effectively to where it is most needed, especially in countries recovering from conflict. The Accra Agenda fo...
(2010)
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Innovation and the Devel...
Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their app...
(2010)
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Conducting Sustainabilit...
This volume reviews the state of the art in conducting sustainability assessments, including the range of methodologies and tools available. It describes current practice in OECD countries, as well as the continuing debate on quantifying and comparing diverse types of short- a...
(2008)
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Managing Development Res...
The Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management
Successful development depends in large part on the efficiency, integrity and effectiveness with which the state raises, manages and expends public resources. Improving the rules and institutions governing these activities should be a major component, therefore, of any develop...
(2009)
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Developments in Steelmak...
This publication, produced every two years,reports on trends in the steelmaking capacity in economies that are not members of the OECD.It examines the current steelmaking capacity of these economies and likely changesprojected up to the year 2010. Developments in Steelmaking ...
(2009)
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Development Co-operation...
The OECD Development Assistance Committee's annual report on international aid. This year's edition includes an overview by the DACChairmanreviewing recent trends in aid volume, allocation, and effectiveness. Special chapters on Effective AidManagement and Aid Effectiveness ex...
(2008)
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Paying for Biodiversity
Enhancing the Cost-Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity and ecosystem services provide tangible benefits for society, such as food provisioning, water purification, genetic resources or climate regulation. These services provide critical life support functions and contribute to human health, well being and economic gr...
(2010)
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Development Co-operation...
Efforts and Policies of the Members of the Development Assistance Committee
The authoritative source of information on the foreign aid policies and programmes of donor countries, the annual Development Co-operation Report by the Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) presents detailed statistics and analysis, this yearproviding an in...
(2006)
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