Decentralisation reforms have rarely bred empowered democratic local authorities. Discretion and accountability relationships depend on the political economy of each country, and historical/colonial legacies. Findings result from...
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This reference document from the European Commission (EC) provides guidance to EC sector specialists on how to improve the quality and impact of response strategies at sector level by analysing governance in sectors in a more...
The theme of this – the fourth – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is the challenge facing the world’s 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and in particular the importance of strengthening productive capacity. In the...
The World Bank and New Delhi are in talks about financing the international expansion of Indian Railways, one of the largest and most profitable networks in the world, to bring transport infrastructure to African countries and...
RNSF book “Extending coverage: Social protection and the informal economy" drafted during the RNSF Regional Workshop held in Kenya last February.
Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan is an Indian non-governmental and non-profit organization. Its mission is to bring qualitative improvement and changes in the lives of the vulnerable & deprived sections of the society. Its work area...
This issue of Making It: Industry for Development looks at some aspects of the broad concept of agribusiness, often defined as the whole range of business activities that are performed from farm to fork, but also including the...