Development as self-interest -- Targeted development in perspective -- Maximizing utility vis- a-vis developing countries -- Re-orienting foreign aid -- Preferential trade agreements as development policy -- Climate finance for developing countries.
1. Introduction : global variations in the political and social economy of care : worlds apart? / Shahra Razavi and Silke Staab -- 2. Democratic care politics in an age of limits / Joan Tronto -- 3. Advanced economy, modern welfare state and traditional care regimes : the case o…
List of Figures -- List of tables -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Understanding donor pursuit of foreign aid effectiveness -- How national structures shape foreign aid delivery: a theory -- Examining the causal mechanism across donors: the United States, the United Kingdom, S…
Introduction / Luc Bernier, Massimo Florio and Philippe Bance -- The scope of the phenomenon -- Perspectives on history and geography -- Approaches to the study of state-owned enterprises -- Financial dimensions of public ownership -- Issues about governance -- The activities an…
"State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy, yet they are woefully understudied. This handbook offers the first synthesis of the topic since the 1980s and offers a comprehensive reference for a generation. The authors provide a detailed explanation o…
"Whilst only in the second decade of the 21st century, we have seen significant and fundamental change in the way we work, where we work, how we work and the conditions of work. The continued advancements of (smart) technology and artificial intelligence, globalisation and dereg…
"What lessons can be learned from "developed" countries that might be useful for developing and emerging economies? With an emphasis on long-term growth and development, this book provides historical accounts of the development strategies of a select set of advanced countries. E…
Established as the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students, scholars and practitioners in international agencies, governments, companies and unions, this text offers a systematic overview of international employment relations. Chapters cover the United Kingdom,…
This report presents OECD estimates of annual volumes of climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries in 2013-17. These estimates include bilateral and multilateral public finance, official-supported export credits and mobilised private …