Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 929092554X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This technical assistance project was designed to familiarize policy makers in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with credit enhancement products (CEPs), including guarantees, available from ADB, export credit agencies, other multilateral development banks, and the private market. CEPs are used by investors, exporters, and financial institutions to mitigate risks and are an effective tool to mobilize private capital for investment and trade. CEPs support both sovereign and nonsovereign projects. This technical assistance is consistent with ADB's Strategy 2020, which supports private sector investment and development, and commercial cofinancing.
Strengthening Capacity of Developing Member Countries for Managing Credit Enhancement Products
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 929092554X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This technical assistance project was designed to familiarize policy makers in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with credit enhancement products (CEPs), including guarantees, available from ADB, export credit agencies, other multilateral development banks, and the private market. CEPs are used by investors, exporters, and financial institutions to mitigate risks and are an effective tool to mobilize private capital for investment and trade. CEPs support both sovereign and nonsovereign projects. This technical assistance is consistent with ADB's Strategy 2020, which supports private sector investment and development, and commercial cofinancing.
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 929092554X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This technical assistance project was designed to familiarize policy makers in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with credit enhancement products (CEPs), including guarantees, available from ADB, export credit agencies, other multilateral development banks, and the private market. CEPs are used by investors, exporters, and financial institutions to mitigate risks and are an effective tool to mobilize private capital for investment and trade. CEPs support both sovereign and nonsovereign projects. This technical assistance is consistent with ADB's Strategy 2020, which supports private sector investment and development, and commercial cofinancing.
Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292541501
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This publication defines the policies and procedures of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for selecting, contracting, and monitoring consultants required for loan and technical assistance projects financed in whole or in part by loans from ADB, grants by ADB, or funds administered by ADB.
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292541501
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This publication defines the policies and procedures of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for selecting, contracting, and monitoring consultants required for loan and technical assistance projects financed in whole or in part by loans from ADB, grants by ADB, or funds administered by ADB.
The Delusion of Knowledge Transfer
Author: Koch, Susanne
Publisher: African Minds
ISBN: 1928331394
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
With the rise of the ‘knowledge for development’ paradigm, expert advice has become a prime instrument of foreign aid. At the same time, it has been object of repeated criticism: the chronic failure of ‘technical assistance’ – a notion under which advice is commonly subsumed – has been documented in a host of studies. Nonetheless, international organisations continue to send advisors, promising to increase the ‘effectiveness’ of expert support if their technocratic recommendations are taken up. This book reveals fundamental problems of expert advice in the context of aid that concern issues of power and legitimacy rather than merely flaws of implementation. Based on empirical evidence from South Africa and Tanzania, the authors show that aid-related advisory processes are inevitably obstructed by colliding interests, political pressures and hierarchical relations that impede knowledge transfer and mutual learning. As a result, recipient governments find themselves caught in a perpetual cycle of dependency, continuously advised by experts who convey the shifting paradigms and agendas of their respective donor governments. For young democracies, the persistent presence of external actors is hazardous: ultimately, it poses a threat to the legitimacy of their governments if their policy-making becomes more responsive to foreign demands than to the preferences and needs of their citizens.
Publisher: African Minds
ISBN: 1928331394
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
With the rise of the ‘knowledge for development’ paradigm, expert advice has become a prime instrument of foreign aid. At the same time, it has been object of repeated criticism: the chronic failure of ‘technical assistance’ – a notion under which advice is commonly subsumed – has been documented in a host of studies. Nonetheless, international organisations continue to send advisors, promising to increase the ‘effectiveness’ of expert support if their technocratic recommendations are taken up. This book reveals fundamental problems of expert advice in the context of aid that concern issues of power and legitimacy rather than merely flaws of implementation. Based on empirical evidence from South Africa and Tanzania, the authors show that aid-related advisory processes are inevitably obstructed by colliding interests, political pressures and hierarchical relations that impede knowledge transfer and mutual learning. As a result, recipient governments find themselves caught in a perpetual cycle of dependency, continuously advised by experts who convey the shifting paradigms and agendas of their respective donor governments. For young democracies, the persistent presence of external actors is hazardous: ultimately, it poses a threat to the legitimacy of their governments if their policy-making becomes more responsive to foreign demands than to the preferences and needs of their citizens.
OPS2 The First Decade of the GEF
Author:
Publisher: GEF Evaluation Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher: GEF Evaluation Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
International Handbook of Public Procurement
Author: Khi V. Thai
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135156238X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
Since the 1990s, government at all levels is under increasing pressure to do more with less. However, despite the U.S. government spending about 15 to 20 percent of its GDP on contracts for goods and services, there is a paucity of reference books for public procurement officials and very few textbooks for courses on the subject. Filling this void, the International Handbook of Public Procurement provides the knowledge necessary to understand how procurement works and how to improve the cost-effectiveness of procurement systems. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book focuses on the managerial, economic, political, and legal aspects of this topic. It begins with a conceptual framework and highlights various reforms occurring in certain countries. By examining these improvements, readers are able to apply this knowledge to their own strategies. The next section presents selected cases that illustrate the public procurement process, examining systems in various nations including Germany, China, South Africa, Cambodia, Uganda, and Estonia. The book also discusses the rise of electronic procurement systems (E-procurement) and reviews the benefits of these efficient systems. Other topics presented in this comprehensive volume include practical discussions on contract negotiations, bidding, price strategies and cost analysis, and an insightful chapter on the market’s response to contract award announcements. A virtual encyclopedia from numerous international experts, this book was assembled by Khi V. Thai, Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Editor of the Journal of Public Procurement. Dr. Thai has provided technical assistance in the area of public procurement to governments across the world. Empowering those on all sides of the issue, this volume dispenses advice valuable to government officials and contractors, as well as providing a comprehensive text for public administration students.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135156238X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
Since the 1990s, government at all levels is under increasing pressure to do more with less. However, despite the U.S. government spending about 15 to 20 percent of its GDP on contracts for goods and services, there is a paucity of reference books for public procurement officials and very few textbooks for courses on the subject. Filling this void, the International Handbook of Public Procurement provides the knowledge necessary to understand how procurement works and how to improve the cost-effectiveness of procurement systems. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book focuses on the managerial, economic, political, and legal aspects of this topic. It begins with a conceptual framework and highlights various reforms occurring in certain countries. By examining these improvements, readers are able to apply this knowledge to their own strategies. The next section presents selected cases that illustrate the public procurement process, examining systems in various nations including Germany, China, South Africa, Cambodia, Uganda, and Estonia. The book also discusses the rise of electronic procurement systems (E-procurement) and reviews the benefits of these efficient systems. Other topics presented in this comprehensive volume include practical discussions on contract negotiations, bidding, price strategies and cost analysis, and an insightful chapter on the market’s response to contract award announcements. A virtual encyclopedia from numerous international experts, this book was assembled by Khi V. Thai, Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Editor of the Journal of Public Procurement. Dr. Thai has provided technical assistance in the area of public procurement to governments across the world. Empowering those on all sides of the issue, this volume dispenses advice valuable to government officials and contractors, as well as providing a comprehensive text for public administration students.
Methodology for the Development of National Intellectual Property Strategies, 2nd ed.
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This core reference for national project teams developing IP strategies has been fully revised to give clear, step-by-step guidance through every phase of the lifecycle of a strategy, from initiation through to monitoring and evaluation. It includes a new implementation tool with best practices for the efficient navigation of this essential phase of the process, a detailed guide to data collection by economic sectors, institutions and clusters, and a number of essential templates and other resources.
Publisher: WIPO
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This core reference for national project teams developing IP strategies has been fully revised to give clear, step-by-step guidance through every phase of the lifecycle of a strategy, from initiation through to monitoring and evaluation. It includes a new implementation tool with best practices for the efficient navigation of this essential phase of the process, a detailed guide to data collection by economic sectors, institutions and clusters, and a number of essential templates and other resources.
Capacity Development for Education for All
Author: Faccini, Benedict
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9230010103
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9230010103
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
International organizations and agricultural development
Author: Martin Kriesberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Beyond Factory Asia
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292540483
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Asia’s phenomenal growth over the past few decades has been driven by the rise of Factory Asia. However, the global financial crisis and uncertain growth prospects in the United States and the eurozone have dampened demand for Asian exports. At the same time, rising wages threaten to erode the cost advantage that the region once had, managing supply chains has become more complex, and new technologies are transforming manufacturing. How can regional economies move beyond Factory Asia? What strategies can Asian economies pursue to meet these challenges? This monograph will examine a range of policy, institutional, legal, and regulatory issues relating to reforms that will drive Asia’s economic and social transformation in its quest for a new Factory Asia model.
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292540483
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Asia’s phenomenal growth over the past few decades has been driven by the rise of Factory Asia. However, the global financial crisis and uncertain growth prospects in the United States and the eurozone have dampened demand for Asian exports. At the same time, rising wages threaten to erode the cost advantage that the region once had, managing supply chains has become more complex, and new technologies are transforming manufacturing. How can regional economies move beyond Factory Asia? What strategies can Asian economies pursue to meet these challenges? This monograph will examine a range of policy, institutional, legal, and regulatory issues relating to reforms that will drive Asia’s economic and social transformation in its quest for a new Factory Asia model.
Methodology for the Development of National Intellectual Property Strategies - Toolkit - Tool 1: The Process
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
ISBN: 9280524186
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A methodology handbook describing the various stages of the national lP strategy formulation process, providing advice on how to involve and mobilize stakeholders and guide them through the consultative process leading to the strategy approval and adoption.
Publisher: WIPO
ISBN: 9280524186
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A methodology handbook describing the various stages of the national lP strategy formulation process, providing advice on how to involve and mobilize stakeholders and guide them through the consultative process leading to the strategy approval and adoption.