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Political Economy of Development Projects: Targeting the Poor >> Content Detail



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SES #TOPICS
1-2Introduction
– First class / overview
– The context: the state and industrialization
3-4The informal sector
5-8The implementing organizations and their professionals
– Donor organizations large and small
9-10The rural economy and linkages
11Micro, small, or medium enterprises
12-18Workers and development
– Domestic institutions: labor inspectors
– Labor unions
– The high-road vs. low-road path in workplace transformation
– Monitoring of labor standards in global supply chains: the Nike case
– Labor standards and globalization
19-25Local economic development, political economy, and public support
– Business associations
– Small-firm programs, and small firms vs. large
– Clusters and value chains
– Local economic development
– Exporting and public support
– Foreign direct investment: local outcomes and dilemmas

 








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