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Yes - but there are other conisderations. One can look at where to invest as you say in the post but I think the wider concerns of how you deal with areas of infrastructure deficit is critical. For instance what happens to say farmers in a remote ...
Phil, have you checked out the Ethiopia commodities exchange that start a year and a half ago. They have built a value chain and ecosystem inclusive of small holding farmers. (www.ecx.com.et) I would be interested in seeing your proposal when it i...
Very good post - infrastructure and public private partnership issues are key particularly for rural communities.
I was able to make a few points on this subject to Obiageli Ezekwesili last year. Let us see how this site develops now.
Kathrin's post suggests that the World Bank conference will address the issues she has set out in her first para. I have taken a look at the programme scheduled for June 2009 and this does not appear to be the case.
I would infer from the program...
DFID - I am actually very tired after years of trying to engage with DFID on effective public private partnerships which embrace the mainstream markets and go beyond DFIDs preoccupation with niche markets, I have submitted many ideas on this subje...
Assessing impacts of business on development: What do alternative frameworks offer? at Anglo American
May 12, 2009 from 4pm to 7pm
Assessing impacts of business on development: What do alternative frameworks offer?
Tuesday, 12 May, 16.00 to 19.00 followed by reception (Registration from 15.30). Please note that this event is a different format to previous events in this seri...
Ida - if agriculture is going to help people emerge from poverty then it has to be by productivity and diversification of crops if not into non agriculture business.In order to do this social infrastructure will need to be provided as well as acce...
I am afraid your views are simply denying the very big picture and fundamental change that is needed in aid /trade and which DFID (and to be fair most other development agencies as well) choose to ignore because they simply do not have the busines...
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A New Paradigm in Effective Public Private Partnerships
I am in the process of designing a system whereby mainstream markets can play an important role in a pre competitive way in the provision of social infrastructure to poor agricutural communities. This role must be in partnership with governments and donors and not instead of since the responsibility for provision of these services must be govenment led.
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Posted on January 17, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment
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- At 11:43am on January 18, 2009,
Do most businesspeople care about the poor? said…
- The poor people are not very far from your place. They are not just asking for a penny or some food. They are not beggars. They just want to work for pay. You can't even imagine that how little they need to survive. Thousands of young girls work at apparel factories just for $23 a month? They live on that amount and support their families. Farm labourers work for $265 a year. They live in villages on that small income and send their children to schools. Can't businesses support them? Can't businesses arrange some additional jobs and help them sell whatever they produces? Many poor people have skills and craftsmanship, which can be patronised? Charity does not end with giving some relief. Businesses can revisit their CSR schemes.. Just come to a Bangladesh's village and see how people are living and managing their lives...
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