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Development and the Private Sector: Consuming Interests

Deborah Eade and John Sayer, editors
Development and the Private Sector: Consuming Interests
ISBN: 978-1-56549-218-9
$29.95
2006/312 pages/LC: 2006011912
A Kumarian Press Book

DESCRIPTION

Presenting both analytical chapters and case studies ranging from El Salvador, to Kenya, to Timor-Leste, the authors of Development and the Private Sector explore how the private sector can do less harm, and even do considerable good, by fostering equitable development.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deborah Eade is a writer and editor specializing in international development and humanitarian issues. John Sayer is head of Africa Now, an NGO that supports small producers in Africa and promotes pro-poor ethical trade.

CONTENTS

  • Preface—D. Eade.
  • Do More Good, Do Less Harm: Development and the Private Sector—J. Sayer.
  • CALLING BUSINESS TO ACCOUNT: BEYOND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
  • In Whose Name?: The Accountability of Corporate Social Responsibility—J. Bendell.
  • Corporate Responsibility and the Movement of Business—P. Utting.
  • Corporate Accountability to the Poor?: Assessing the Effectiveness of Community-Based Strategies—N. Garvey and P. Newell.
  • INVESTING IN DEVELOPMENT?
  • Public Resistance to Privatization in Water and Energy—D. Hall, E. Lobina, and R. de la Motte.
  • Public Service Privatization and Crisis in Argentina—L. Rodríguez-Boetsch.
  • Size Matters: The Need for Human-Scale Economic Institutions for Development—J. Oram and D. Doane.
  • Java Furniture Makers: Globalization Winners or Losers?—L. Loebis and H. Schmitz.
  • The World Bank's Land of Kiosks: Community-Driven Development in Timor-Leste—B. Moxham.
  • PRESSURE FOR CHANGE: FAIR TRADE AND ETHICAL CODES OF CONDUCT.
  • Managing Ethical Standards: When Rhetoric Meets Reality—S. Dhanariajan.
  • Corporate Responsibility and the United States–Central America Free Trade Agreements (CAFTA): Are They Compatible?—C. Quinteros.
  • Partnering for Sustainability: Business–NGO Alliances in the Coffee Industry—A. Linton.
  • Reaching the Marginalized? Gender Value Chains and Ethical Trade in African Horticulture—A. Tallontire, C. Dolan, S. Smith, and S. Ware Barrientos.
  • RESOURCES.
  • Development and the Private Sector: An Annotated List of Selected Resources—J. Sayer and D. Eade.