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Cooperating for Survival: Tannery Pollution and Joint Action in the Palar Valley (India)
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In this paper, the authors show how cooperation, facilitated by community ties and shared local identities, enabled the clusters to meet the “pollution crisis.” They examine difficulties that arise from collective action, notably monitoring and compliance, and explore public-private interaction in the pursuit of environmental goals.About:
This article is published in World Development.The article was published on 1999-09-01. It has received 104 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Collective action & Supreme court.read more
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Global standards, global governance and the organization of global value chains
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the recent case of Nike's termination of sourcing of soccer balls from its lead supplier in Pakistan as a lens to analyse the relationship between standards and governance.
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Groups and Capabilities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that being a member of a group or group is an intrinsic aspect of human life: the quality of groups with which individuals identify forms an important direct contribution to their well-being, is instrumental to other capabilities, and influences people's choices and values.
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When and how far is group formation a route out of chronic poverty
TL;DR: Heyer et al. as discussed by the authors argued that the chronically poor are disadvantaged in group formation, and that this may form a significant part of the vicious circle and dynamics of chronic poverty.
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Strategies for stimulating poverty-alleviating growth in the rural nonfarm economy in developing countries
Abstract: "The rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) accounts for roughly 25 percent of full-time rural employment and 35-40 percent of rural incomes across the developing world. This diverse collection of seasonal trading, household-based and large-scale agroprocessing, manufacturing and service activities plays a crucial role in sustaining rural populations, in servicing a growing and modern agriculture, and in supplying local consumer goods and services. In areas where landlessness prevails, rural nonfarm activity offers important economic alternatives for the rural poor....Three key groups currently intervene in the rural nonfarm economy: large private enterprises, non-profit promotional agencies and governments. Large modern corporations take investment, procurement and marketing decisions that powerfully shape opportunities in the rural nonfarm economy throughout much of the Third World...." The authors put forth three basic principles for policy makers who want to ensure equitable growth of the RNFE : (1) Identify key engines of regional growth; (2) Focus on subsector-specific supply chains; and (3) Build flexible institutional coalitions. They conclude that "a prosperous rural nonfarm economy can contribute to both aggregate economic growth and improved welfare of the rural poor." from Executive Summary.
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? the Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that basic-level management training improves business practices and performance, although the extent of improvement varies considerably among entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the vast majority of micro and small enterprises in developing countries are located in industrial clusters.
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Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
TL;DR: In this paper, an institutional approach to the study of self-organization and self-governance in CPR situations is presented, along with a framework for analysis of selforganizing and selfgoverning CPRs.
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Markets, Bureaucracies, and Clans.
TL;DR: The transactions cost approach provides such a framework because it allows us to identify the conditions which give rise to the costs of mediating exchanges between individuals: goal incongruence and performance ambiguity.
Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate
TL;DR: The Dutch flower industry has responded to its environmental problems by developing a closed-loop system to reduce the risk of infestation, reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and improving product quality as mentioned in this paper.
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