International development agencies are increasingly looking to business as a partner in
achieving development outcomes. Engaging business in development has become a …

The attention toward social and environmental impacts of companies on stakeholders is not
new. In the past years, the interest as regard the companies' impact on stakeholders …

​ Hailed by some as fundamental pillar of global governance, and criticized by others as
manifestation of 'top-down globalism', multi-stakeholder partnerships have become the new …

For farmers, value chain development promises a better way of securing markets as well as
adding value to their products. But research on agro-commodities shows that value chains …

Mediante la aplicación de la norma ISO/TS 16949, los fabricantes de automóviles ofrecen
productos de calidad y mejoran los servicios ofrecidos a los clientes. Desde sus inicios de …

The thesis explores and explains Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its impact on
the sustainable development of people living in a gold mining community, Obuasi in the …

INTRODUCCION 1 Que las empresas tienen una responsabilidad social para el desarrollo
es una realidad que ya nadie pone en duda a estas alturas. Naciones Unidas, el Banco …

This chapter discusses partnerships as a new form of governance in global sustainability
policies. With partnerships, private parties from the market and civil society have come to …

This book investigates China's contemporary development cooperation mentality and
modality through the case of its agricultural engagement with Africa. It identifies three …

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, traditional political instruments and institutions
are struggling to cope with important public policy problems. Faced with the twin forces of …