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Public-private partnerships or privatisation? Questioning the state’s role in education in India

01/06/2010

14 pages long

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This contribution examines the Government of India’s proposed public-private partnership (PPP) strategies in education in its Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plans. The analysis aims to ascertain the state’s role as financier, manager, and regulator of education in view of the proposed PPP strategies. The analysis shows that strategies strongly link PPPs in education with […]

Journal article

Micro-insurance through corporate-NGO partnerships in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints

01/02/2011

7 pages long

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This Practical Note examines the nascent micro-insurance sector in West Bengal, paying particular attention to the corporate-NGO partnership model for micro-insurance distribution, which has been enabled by India’s unique regulatory framework. We challenge the popular construction of this model as a ‘win-win’ for all parties by analysing conflicting understandings of micro-insurance schemes and their purposes […]

Journal article

NGO partnerships and the taming of the grassroots in rural India

01/04/2005

6 pages long

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Based on reflections undertaken with members of a partnership between an NGO and Adivasi (original dweller) communities in the Indian state of Orissa, this paper examines various linkages among NGOs (international, state, district, or local), and grassroots organisations in terms of their prospects for advancing Adivasi activism for social change. International NGOs seldom work directly […]

Research report

Equity and Quality in an Education Public-Private Partnership: A study of the World Bank-supported PPP in Punjab, Pakistan

02/08/2018

2 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education are increasing in profile as countries grapple with serious challenges of educational access and quality—and as donors such as the World Bank turn to this approach as they advise countries on potential solutions to these barriers. Evidence is still limited on the impacts of this policy approach, however, and the […]

Case study

Establishing Partnerships for Adaptive Programming in Sierra Leone

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Since 2010, the Freetown WASH Consortium – consisting of Oxfam, Action Against Hunger, Save the Children, Concern Worldwide and GOAL – has worked to decrease mortality and morbidity stemming from preventable WASH-related causes in Sierra Leone’s capital. Now in its third phase, the DFID-funded consortium is undertaking a range of integrated activities to improve access […]

Journal article

Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

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Overview

This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

How partnership works

01/08/2009

4 pages long

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Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Partnerships can achieve results, but they do not develop smoothly. Members must explore their differences before they can perform well together. Some agencies look inwards at their own priorities and expect their partners to follow them. This leads to a blend of co-operation and competition. Other organisations turn outwards and look for partners who can […]

Journal article

Enhancing learning in development partnerships

01/08/2006

15 pages long

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Through an analysis of practical examples and key literature, this article considers what will enhance learning in and between NGOs and other development partners. The authors explore how the types and qualities of relationship currently evolving in the development sector affect learning, drawing predominantly on experiences of relationships between Northern and Southern NGOs. The article […]

Journal article

NGOs as development partners to the corporates: child football stitchers in Pakistan

01/08/2000

13 pages long

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Overview

Interest in partnerships between international NGOs and the corporate sector is growing as both sectors see their roles changing in response to increasing consumer awareness about social, environmental, and human rights issues. This article presents the case of the partnership between the sports goods industry, The Save the Children Fund (SCF), and various international and […]

Journal article

Small enterprise opportunities in municipal solid waste management

01/02/1999

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Urban and industrial growth in developing countries makes the provision of adequate waste management services vital. Public sector-private sector partnerships (the authors describe potential structures for these partnerships) offer one way to manage this provision. The authors discuss how responsibility for public services should ultimately remain with the public sector, investigate different types of public-private […]

Showing 321 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Public-private partnerships or privatisation? Questioning the state’s role in education in India

01/06/2010

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This contribution examines the Government of India’s proposed public-private partnership (PPP) strategies in education in its Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plans. The analysis aims to ascertain the state’s role as financier, manager, and regulator of education in view of the proposed PPP strategies. The analysis shows that strategies strongly link PPPs in education with […]

Journal article

Micro-insurance through corporate-NGO partnerships in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints

01/02/2011

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This Practical Note examines the nascent micro-insurance sector in West Bengal, paying particular attention to the corporate-NGO partnership model for micro-insurance distribution, which has been enabled by India’s unique regulatory framework. We challenge the popular construction of this model as a ‘win-win’ for all parties by analysing conflicting understandings of micro-insurance schemes and their purposes […]

Journal article

NGO partnerships and the taming of the grassroots in rural India

01/04/2005

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on reflections undertaken with members of a partnership between an NGO and Adivasi (original dweller) communities in the Indian state of Orissa, this paper examines various linkages among NGOs (international, state, district, or local), and grassroots organisations in terms of their prospects for advancing Adivasi activism for social change. International NGOs seldom work directly […]

Research report

Equity and Quality in an Education Public-Private Partnership: A study of the World Bank-supported PPP in Punjab, Pakistan

02/08/2018

2 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education are increasing in profile as countries grapple with serious challenges of educational access and quality—and as donors such as the World Bank turn to this approach as they advise countries on potential solutions to these barriers. Evidence is still limited on the impacts of this policy approach, however, and the […]

Case study

Establishing Partnerships for Adaptive Programming in Sierra Leone

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Since 2010, the Freetown WASH Consortium – consisting of Oxfam, Action Against Hunger, Save the Children, Concern Worldwide and GOAL – has worked to decrease mortality and morbidity stemming from preventable WASH-related causes in Sierra Leone’s capital. Now in its third phase, the DFID-funded consortium is undertaking a range of integrated activities to improve access […]

Journal article

Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

How partnership works

01/08/2009

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Partnerships can achieve results, but they do not develop smoothly. Members must explore their differences before they can perform well together. Some agencies look inwards at their own priorities and expect their partners to follow them. This leads to a blend of co-operation and competition. Other organisations turn outwards and look for partners who can […]

Journal article

Enhancing learning in development partnerships

01/08/2006

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Through an analysis of practical examples and key literature, this article considers what will enhance learning in and between NGOs and other development partners. The authors explore how the types and qualities of relationship currently evolving in the development sector affect learning, drawing predominantly on experiences of relationships between Northern and Southern NGOs. The article […]

Journal article

NGOs as development partners to the corporates: child football stitchers in Pakistan

01/08/2000

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Interest in partnerships between international NGOs and the corporate sector is growing as both sectors see their roles changing in response to increasing consumer awareness about social, environmental, and human rights issues. This article presents the case of the partnership between the sports goods industry, The Save the Children Fund (SCF), and various international and […]

Journal article

Small enterprise opportunities in municipal solid waste management

01/02/1999

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Urban and industrial growth in developing countries makes the provision of adequate waste management services vital. Public sector-private sector partnerships (the authors describe potential structures for these partnerships) offer one way to manage this provision. The authors discuss how responsibility for public services should ultimately remain with the public sector, investigate different types of public-private […]

Showing 321 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Public-private partnerships or privatisation? Questioning the state’s role in education in India

01/06/2010

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This contribution examines the Government of India’s proposed public-private partnership (PPP) strategies in education in its Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plans. The analysis aims to ascertain the state’s role as financier, manager, and regulator of education in view of the proposed PPP strategies. The analysis shows that strategies strongly link PPPs in education with […]

Journal article

Micro-insurance through corporate-NGO partnerships in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints

01/02/2011

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This Practical Note examines the nascent micro-insurance sector in West Bengal, paying particular attention to the corporate-NGO partnership model for micro-insurance distribution, which has been enabled by India’s unique regulatory framework. We challenge the popular construction of this model as a ‘win-win’ for all parties by analysing conflicting understandings of micro-insurance schemes and their purposes […]

Journal article

NGO partnerships and the taming of the grassroots in rural India

01/04/2005

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on reflections undertaken with members of a partnership between an NGO and Adivasi (original dweller) communities in the Indian state of Orissa, this paper examines various linkages among NGOs (international, state, district, or local), and grassroots organisations in terms of their prospects for advancing Adivasi activism for social change. International NGOs seldom work directly […]

Research report

Equity and Quality in an Education Public-Private Partnership: A study of the World Bank-supported PPP in Punjab, Pakistan

02/08/2018

2 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education are increasing in profile as countries grapple with serious challenges of educational access and quality—and as donors such as the World Bank turn to this approach as they advise countries on potential solutions to these barriers. Evidence is still limited on the impacts of this policy approach, however, and the […]

Case study

Establishing Partnerships for Adaptive Programming in Sierra Leone

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Since 2010, the Freetown WASH Consortium – consisting of Oxfam, Action Against Hunger, Save the Children, Concern Worldwide and GOAL – has worked to decrease mortality and morbidity stemming from preventable WASH-related causes in Sierra Leone’s capital. Now in its third phase, the DFID-funded consortium is undertaking a range of integrated activities to improve access […]

Journal article

Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

How partnership works

01/08/2009

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Partnerships can achieve results, but they do not develop smoothly. Members must explore their differences before they can perform well together. Some agencies look inwards at their own priorities and expect their partners to follow them. This leads to a blend of co-operation and competition. Other organisations turn outwards and look for partners who can […]

Journal article

Enhancing learning in development partnerships

01/08/2006

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Through an analysis of practical examples and key literature, this article considers what will enhance learning in and between NGOs and other development partners. The authors explore how the types and qualities of relationship currently evolving in the development sector affect learning, drawing predominantly on experiences of relationships between Northern and Southern NGOs. The article […]

Journal article

NGOs as development partners to the corporates: child football stitchers in Pakistan

01/08/2000

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Interest in partnerships between international NGOs and the corporate sector is growing as both sectors see their roles changing in response to increasing consumer awareness about social, environmental, and human rights issues. This article presents the case of the partnership between the sports goods industry, The Save the Children Fund (SCF), and various international and […]

Journal article

Small enterprise opportunities in municipal solid waste management

01/02/1999

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Urban and industrial growth in developing countries makes the provision of adequate waste management services vital. Public sector-private sector partnerships (the authors describe potential structures for these partnerships) offer one way to manage this provision. The authors discuss how responsibility for public services should ultimately remain with the public sector, investigate different types of public-private […]