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Entwicklung als Risikominimierung?
Sicherheit und Entwicklung sind auf eine sehr nahe liegende Art und Weise mit einander verknüpft: ohne ein Mindestmaß an Sicherheit kann Entwicklung nicht stattfinden; Entwicklung selbst ist ein wesentlicher Beitrag zur Herstellung und zum Erhalt von (menschlicher) Sicherheit in einem umfassenden Sinn. Dieses Working Paper interpretiert die zunehmende "Versicherheitlichung" von Entwicklung und die [...]
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The contribution of the microfinance model to Bosnia's post-war reconstruction and development: how to destroy an economy and society without really trying
Academic analyses and impact evaluation studies produced by the international development community almost all conclude that the microfinance model has made an important net contribution to the economic and social recovery of post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereafter Bosnia). However, as we now are finding is also the case in many other countries, these far-reaching claims are almost entirely [...]
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Collaborative Capacity Building as an Approach to more Effective Development Cooperation
Kapazitätsentwicklung ist eine wichtige Entwicklungsstrategie und -methode der bi- und multilateralen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Bei Kapazitätsentwicklung handelt es sich in der Regel um Programme von Gebern, die westliche Demokratien als Blaupausen für ideale Entwicklungsstrategien für Entwicklungsländer sehen. Davon werden sogenannte best practice-Maßnahmen abgeleitet, die beispielsweise darauf [...]
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Local Embeddedness, Upgrading, and Skill Development: Global Value Chains and Foreign Direct Investment in Lesotho's Apparel Industry
Many low-income countries (LICs) are integrated into apparel global value chains (GVCs) through foreign direct investment (FDI). This is also the case in Lesotho that has developed to the largest Sub-Sahara African (SSA) apparel exporter to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). More recently, a new apparel export market has emerged in Lesotho - the regional market of South [...]
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'Precarious upgrading' in electronics global production networks in Central and Eastern Europe
The electronics manufacturing sector has played a prominent role in export-oriented development strategies, as participation in this high-tech industry promises access to new technology, high skilled jobs and a fast-growing market. Against this background, many governments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have sought to attract investment in this sector, where foreign firms became the key [...]
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Regionalism, end markets and ownership matter: Shifting dynamics in the apparel export industry in Sub Saharan Africa
This paper shows the importance of ownership, end markets and regionalism within the global value chain (GVC) conceptual framework. This is done through unpacking the development trajectories of the major Sub Saharan African (SSA) apparel export industries (Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya, Lesotho, Swaziland) against the backdrop of global and regional trade regime changes and the manner in which [...]