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81) Trainers' Manual on Facilitating Local Government-Led Community-Driven Development: December 2018
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This publication documents the process and materials needed to conduct interventions supporting the transition to local government-led community-driven development in the Philippines. Under the technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank and financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, it was developed in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development's National Program Management Office for its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa...
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Problems facing Tonga's health care system intensified in the 1990s leading eventually to a decision by the government to address the "core problem", the Ministry of Health's planning, management, and coordination capacity. This case explores how attempts to enhance Ministry's organizational capacity, and improve its organizational culture, were aided by: consistent and strategic leadership and political support, participatory approaches, a clear...
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Globalization in economics sciences means the movement of goods and services and financial flows along international borders. The book presents a rich literature review to establish the efficacy of globalization in raising income levels across nation states as well as it is foundational to economic development of a nation state. However, with a recent trade war between US and China, it is now understood that globalization that started with reduction...
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The book provides review of latest literature emerging in popular media in the US and thereby provides new perspective about how Making America Great Again (MAGA) movement should be redefined that is more oriented towards the liberal values that has traditionally provided strength to the US Economy and Foreign Policy. The book is a first attempt of its kind to reach out to White Supremacist movements by delinking it from the tag of neo Nazism. Furthermore,...
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"Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Environmental Science, Association of American Publishers" Matthew E. Kahn is professor of economics and spatial statistics at the University of Southern California. His books include Climatopolis (Basic), Green Cities (Brookings), and Heroes and Cowards (Princeton). Siqi Zheng is a professor and the director of the Hang Lung Center for Real Estate at Tsinghua University in China, and the deputy head...
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Governance and Social Leadership examines the inadequacies of current theories on leadership in order to help us better understand the process of leadership and to suggest mechanisms for change. The proliferation of examples of poor political, religious, corporate and even grass roots leadership is troubling, to say the least. Perhaps more troubling is the resulting cynicism-and apathy-on the part of populations who sorely desire, and deserve, better...
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This report profiles the roles, performance, market context, and regulatory frameworks of 13 state-owned banks in 10 Pacific countries. A key finding is the considerable business financing gap in the region, particularly for small-medium enterprises and sectors such as agriculture and fisheries. The report suggests that state-owned banks could address this demand, but would need to do so on commercial terms and without distorting local markets. These...
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Times have changed for regional economic development. Back in the not-so-far-ff good old days, announcements of a new factory setting up in town of the approval granted for a new large apartment block would have been widely accepted and even applauded by communities.
Now mostly they are not.
NIMBY has become the standard cry. Not in my backyard now extends to so many areas beyond nuclear plants, mines and waste dumps, including to some that at first...
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More than ever before, consumers, employees, and investors share a common purpose and a passion for companies that do well by doing good. So any strategy without sustainability at its core is just plain irresponsible - bad for business, bad for shareholders, bad for the environment.
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This text serves as your contemporary guide to sustainable finance.
With a world that's running at 2x speed, becoming more dynamic each day, sustainable finance finds itself becoming more and more important. From the shock waves of the pandemic to the rise and fall of digital currency, ethics of finance are taking center stage in our day-to-day life.
How can we make finance more sustainable and keep up with the ever-changing economic climate? This...
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Are we truly embracing diversity, or are we merely widening the divides? Amidst the abundance of well-intentioned DEI initiatives, many fall short, often lacking focus, concrete goals, and a deep understanding of the root causes of inequality - sometimes even causing unintended harm.
"The Other 364 Days - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Glass Half Full" asserts that the celebration of DEI cannot be confined to designated days, like International...
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Only 3 percent of family companies last into the fourth generation. Will yours?
Your family company is more than a building. It's made up of people you love, legacy you cherish, and leadership you value. As an owner or leader, you have a unique calling to preserve and grow your family organization so that it can thrive in to the future.
In Beyond the Name, business advisor Brent Patmos shows how the mastery that built your business is uniquely...
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This critical study "artfully explores the power of limits . . . A compelling-and fittingly concise-read for our times" (Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics).
Western culture is infatuated with the dream of endless economic growth, even as it is haunted by the specters of drought, famine, and nuclear winter. How did we come to think of the planet and its limits as we do? This book reclaims, redefines, and makes an impassioned plea for limits-a...
94) The Asian Development Bank's Knowledge Management in Action: Vision, Learning, and Collaboration
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This book documents ADB's knowledge management journey since 1966 and looks at how the bank has emerged as an increasingly valuable knowledge advisor to its developing member countries. It tracks the evolution of ADB as a platform for sharing ideas, knowledge, and experience on key development challenges in Asia and the Pacific and beyond. To showcase some of ADB's knowledge management successes, the book presents 42 knowledge solutions across 10...
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In The New Entrepreneurs, author and venture capitalist Andrew Heintzman introduces us to the innovative business leaders who are at the forefront of the green economy. From forestry, water, and energy to transportation and agriculture, Heintzman profiles the enterprises that are developing cutting-edge, clean-tech products and innovations for export to a vast and rapidly expanding global market. In a world that faces growing threats of climate change,...
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Understand the Keys to Client Acquisition and Lasting Relationships
Making powerful connections with a prospective client, so they engage and stay with you is increasingly difficult. C. Richard Weylman's proven path to cultivating client relationships is essential for success.
Elevate your client's experience and win more business. This is the first book to detail how professionals can acquire more clients and establish their lasting loyalty...
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The New Grand Strategy tells the story of a plan, born within the Pentagon, to recapture America's greatness at home and abroad by elevating sustainability as our new strategic imperative. It aligns our enduring national interests of prosperity and security with a new framework that addresses pressing economic, social, and environmental issues at home, tapping into a trillion-dollar market demand for walkable communities, regenerative agriculture...
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The average American produces about five pounds of trash, every single day!
An Economic Eclipse is a book about the use of business as an institution to spearhead waste reduction in the daily lives of individuals. Specifically, it explores principles that business leaders can adopt to harmonize their work with the circular economic movement and zero-waste ideology.
Within these pages, you will discover the potential of social entrepreneurship and...
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Two projects in Sri Lanka employed participatory approaches, bringing key stakeholders together and facilitating women's involvement---the North East Coastal Community Development Project which was aimed to improve sustainable livelihood and natural resource management in poor coastal communities, and Component B of the Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project, which was designed to provide an emergency response to urgent post-tsunami reconstruction...
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In Closing the Gap: Sustainable Infrastructure to Save the World, you'll learn about one of the foremost challenges of our time: the global infrastructure gap. You'll learn about persisting shortfalls in access to energy, water, and transportation services and the ways this continues to drive poverty and inequality all across the world. Readers will discover how investments in sustainable infrastructure can reverse these trends while building resilience...
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