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The ‘Economy of Communion’: a case study of business and civil society in partnership for change

01/08/2004

12 pages long

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The role of Northern-based civil society organisations has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. In particular, their principal role as ‘redistributive’ agencies working in the South has come under criticism, leading them to seek new ways of defining their part in eradicating poverty. One widely adopted strategy has been an increasing emphasis on advocacy for […]

Briefing note

Busan in a Nutshell: What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?

02/10/2012

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, established in Busan, South Korea in 2011, set the international standard on the principles of effective aid and good development to which all development actors should subscribe. These principles include: country leadership and ownership of development strategies; a focus on results that matter to the poor in developing […]

Research report

Missed Again: Making space for partnership in the typhoon Haiyan response

08/12/2014

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This study is the second output of a research project commissioned by five UK-based international humanitarian non-government organisations (INGOs) – ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB and Tearfund. The report builds on findings from the 2013 report and provides evidence to demonstrate the extent to which partnership working took place in response to typhoon Haiyan […]

Journal article

Redefining community-state partnership in natural resource management: a case from India

01/02/2005

11 pages long

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This article examines the role of the state in the Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme in the northern province of Haryana in India. In the past two decades, significant developments pertaining to institutional reforms in promoting community-state partnerships in protecting and managing forests have been undertaken in the province. By reviewing the experiences in management […]

Journal article

NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

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Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]

Case study

Five Critical Factors for Working Well in Partnerships

31/05/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

What are the critical factors in managing a good partnership? My experience coordinating the REE-CALL (Resilience through Economic Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Leadership and Learning) programme in Bangladesh over the past five years has taught me that no matter how big the programme, or how complex, success depends on five critical factors. Partnering for Impact […]

Briefing paper

Partnership or Power Play? How Europe should bring development into its trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries

21/04/2008

4 documents

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. A true partnership in trade could radically transform the lives of one-third of all people living in poverty, providing farmers and small businesses with sustainable incomes and workers with decent jobs. But Europe is choosing power politics over partnership. The deals currently […]

Briefing paper

The Euro-Mediterranean Agreements: Partnership or penury?

06/11/2003

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Foreign Ministers are due to meet in Naples to discuss the next steps in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on December 2 and 3. The vision behind the free trade zone is to bring greater stability and prosperity to the whole region. However, the EU stands to gain most from the deal at a time when poverty […]

Journal article

Public-private partnership (PPP) and water-supply provision in urban Africa: The experience of Congo-Brazzaville

01/06/2005

9 pages long

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Overview

This paper addresses the introduction of a public-private partnership (PPP) for water provision in urban Congo. It describes the organisational context before and after PPP and discusses the various outcomes of the partnership, both positive and negative. Despite some promising early results, the PPP arrangements did not develop as planned and the private enterprises ran […]

Journal article

Mediators or partners? Practitioner perspectives on partnership

01/11/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Partnership has become a key word in the jargon of international development. This article presents the results of research into the perspectives of Cambodian and Filipino NGO workers on their funding relationships. Largely confirming the negative literature about partnership, practitioners generally expressed a view that their relationships with funders are not consistent with the rhetoric […]

Showing 313 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The ‘Economy of Communion’: a case study of business and civil society in partnership for change

01/08/2004

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The role of Northern-based civil society organisations has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. In particular, their principal role as ‘redistributive’ agencies working in the South has come under criticism, leading them to seek new ways of defining their part in eradicating poverty. One widely adopted strategy has been an increasing emphasis on advocacy for […]

Briefing note

Busan in a Nutshell: What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?

02/10/2012

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, established in Busan, South Korea in 2011, set the international standard on the principles of effective aid and good development to which all development actors should subscribe. These principles include: country leadership and ownership of development strategies; a focus on results that matter to the poor in developing […]

Research report

Missed Again: Making space for partnership in the typhoon Haiyan response

08/12/2014

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This study is the second output of a research project commissioned by five UK-based international humanitarian non-government organisations (INGOs) – ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB and Tearfund. The report builds on findings from the 2013 report and provides evidence to demonstrate the extent to which partnership working took place in response to typhoon Haiyan […]

Journal article

Redefining community-state partnership in natural resource management: a case from India

01/02/2005

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the role of the state in the Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme in the northern province of Haryana in India. In the past two decades, significant developments pertaining to institutional reforms in promoting community-state partnerships in protecting and managing forests have been undertaken in the province. By reviewing the experiences in management […]

Journal article

NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]

Case study

Five Critical Factors for Working Well in Partnerships

31/05/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

What are the critical factors in managing a good partnership? My experience coordinating the REE-CALL (Resilience through Economic Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Leadership and Learning) programme in Bangladesh over the past five years has taught me that no matter how big the programme, or how complex, success depends on five critical factors. Partnering for Impact […]

Briefing paper

Partnership or Power Play? How Europe should bring development into its trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries

21/04/2008

4 documents

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. A true partnership in trade could radically transform the lives of one-third of all people living in poverty, providing farmers and small businesses with sustainable incomes and workers with decent jobs. But Europe is choosing power politics over partnership. The deals currently […]

Briefing paper

The Euro-Mediterranean Agreements: Partnership or penury?

06/11/2003

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Foreign Ministers are due to meet in Naples to discuss the next steps in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on December 2 and 3. The vision behind the free trade zone is to bring greater stability and prosperity to the whole region. However, the EU stands to gain most from the deal at a time when poverty […]

Journal article

Public-private partnership (PPP) and water-supply provision in urban Africa: The experience of Congo-Brazzaville

01/06/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper addresses the introduction of a public-private partnership (PPP) for water provision in urban Congo. It describes the organisational context before and after PPP and discusses the various outcomes of the partnership, both positive and negative. Despite some promising early results, the PPP arrangements did not develop as planned and the private enterprises ran […]

Journal article

Mediators or partners? Practitioner perspectives on partnership

01/11/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Partnership has become a key word in the jargon of international development. This article presents the results of research into the perspectives of Cambodian and Filipino NGO workers on their funding relationships. Largely confirming the negative literature about partnership, practitioners generally expressed a view that their relationships with funders are not consistent with the rhetoric […]

Showing 313 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The ‘Economy of Communion’: a case study of business and civil society in partnership for change

01/08/2004

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The role of Northern-based civil society organisations has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. In particular, their principal role as ‘redistributive’ agencies working in the South has come under criticism, leading them to seek new ways of defining their part in eradicating poverty. One widely adopted strategy has been an increasing emphasis on advocacy for […]

Briefing note

Busan in a Nutshell: What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?

02/10/2012

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, established in Busan, South Korea in 2011, set the international standard on the principles of effective aid and good development to which all development actors should subscribe. These principles include: country leadership and ownership of development strategies; a focus on results that matter to the poor in developing […]

Research report

Missed Again: Making space for partnership in the typhoon Haiyan response

08/12/2014

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This study is the second output of a research project commissioned by five UK-based international humanitarian non-government organisations (INGOs) – ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB and Tearfund. The report builds on findings from the 2013 report and provides evidence to demonstrate the extent to which partnership working took place in response to typhoon Haiyan […]

Journal article

Redefining community-state partnership in natural resource management: a case from India

01/02/2005

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the role of the state in the Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme in the northern province of Haryana in India. In the past two decades, significant developments pertaining to institutional reforms in promoting community-state partnerships in protecting and managing forests have been undertaken in the province. By reviewing the experiences in management […]

Journal article

NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]

Case study

Five Critical Factors for Working Well in Partnerships

31/05/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

What are the critical factors in managing a good partnership? My experience coordinating the REE-CALL (Resilience through Economic Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Leadership and Learning) programme in Bangladesh over the past five years has taught me that no matter how big the programme, or how complex, success depends on five critical factors. Partnering for Impact […]

Briefing paper

Partnership or Power Play? How Europe should bring development into its trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries

21/04/2008

4 documents

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. A true partnership in trade could radically transform the lives of one-third of all people living in poverty, providing farmers and small businesses with sustainable incomes and workers with decent jobs. But Europe is choosing power politics over partnership. The deals currently […]

Briefing paper

The Euro-Mediterranean Agreements: Partnership or penury?

06/11/2003

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Trade policy

Overview

Foreign Ministers are due to meet in Naples to discuss the next steps in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on December 2 and 3. The vision behind the free trade zone is to bring greater stability and prosperity to the whole region. However, the EU stands to gain most from the deal at a time when poverty […]

Journal article

Public-private partnership (PPP) and water-supply provision in urban Africa: The experience of Congo-Brazzaville

01/06/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper addresses the introduction of a public-private partnership (PPP) for water provision in urban Congo. It describes the organisational context before and after PPP and discusses the various outcomes of the partnership, both positive and negative. Despite some promising early results, the PPP arrangements did not develop as planned and the private enterprises ran […]

Journal article

Mediators or partners? Practitioner perspectives on partnership

01/11/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Partnership has become a key word in the jargon of international development. This article presents the results of research into the perspectives of Cambodian and Filipino NGO workers on their funding relationships. Largely confirming the negative literature about partnership, practitioners generally expressed a view that their relationships with funders are not consistent with the rhetoric […]