LEADER 05275nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910785679203321 005 20230721013745.0 010 $a92-2-121201-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000068483 035 $a(EBL)605711 035 $a(OCoLC)700697550 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000540435 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12216455 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540435 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10586186 035 $a(PQKB)11488235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3012388 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC605711 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3012388 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10512040 035 $a(OCoLC)769190018 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL605711 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000068483 100 $a20090626d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe promotion of sustainable enterprises$b[electronic resource] /$fGraeme Buckley, Jose? Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Michael Henriques 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aGeneva $cILO$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aBased on papers prepared for the 2007 International Labour Conference. 311 $a92-2-121200-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword; CONTENTS; Note on the authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Executive summary; 1 INTRODUCTION; Figure 1.1 An integrated approach to sustainable enterprise development; Box 1.1 The challenge of promoting enterprise - the importance of the business-enabling environment; Figure 1.2 Informality thrives in poorer countries' approach to sustainable enterprise development; Figure 1.3 The world economic pyramid; Figure 1.4 SMEs become more important as countries become wealthier; 2 EVOLVING AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 327 $aTable 2.1 Evolving approaches to enterprise development - The three paradigmsBox 2.1 ILO: Integrating decent work into entrepreneurship development; Box 2.2 What is the investment climate?; Box 2.3 What is MMW4P?; Box 2.4 How markets can enhance lives and enable sustainability; Box 2.5 Credit, mobile phones and making markets work for the poor; Box 2.6 Principals, agents, adverse selection and moral hazard; Box 2.7 Supporting women micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs; Box 2.8 ILO success stories in small enterprise development 327 $aBox 2.9 Challenges for effective public-private dialogue for investment climate/business-enabling environment reform3 CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE: BASIC CONDITIONS; Box 3.1 The rule of law and the importance of property rights; Figure 3.1 Most frequently reported major obstacles to firm operation in developing countries; Box 3.2 Creating a strong macroeconomic environment for enterprise formation and growth; Figure 3.2 Practical steps for environmental policy-making; Box 3.3 The spirit of enterprise; Box 3.4 Highlights from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 327 $aFigure 3.3 Basic conditions creating the opportunity for sustainable enterprises4 CREATING WEALTH AND DECENT WORK THROUGH COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISES AND NATIONS; Figure 4.1 Internal and external influences on productivity; Box 4.1 Collective bargaining, productivity and competitiveness; Box 4.2 Competitiveness - Adding up the real costs of cheap labour; Figure 4.2 Finance, bureaucracy, corruption and other problematic factors for doing business in Mozambique; Figure 4.3 Crime and theft in Jamaica and other problematic factors for doing business 327 $aFigure 4.4 Bureaucracy, tax and other problematic factors for doing business in JapanBox 4.3 What makes Switzerland so competitive?; Table 4.1 The WCY and GCR overall rankings; Figure 4.5 Competitiveness landscape for Germany; Box 4.4 Competitiveness and stages of economic development; Figure 4.6 Competitiveness landscape for Bavaria, Germany; Box 4.5 The Celtic Tiger: Making Ireland a competitive place to do business; Box 4.6 Investment compacts; Box 4.7 Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED); Figure 4.7 Local economic development - Strategies and risks 327 $a5 THE REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND POLICIES 330 $aPromoting sustainable enterprises is about strengthening the institutions and governance systems which nurture enterprises. This volume provides detailed guidance on what constitutes a conducive environment for sustainable enterprises. Sustainable enterprises need sustainable societies. Business tends to thrive where societies thrive and vice versa. 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aBusiness enterprises 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aBusiness enterprises. 676 $a658.408 22 700 $aBuckley$b Graeme J$01571665 701 $aSalazar X$b Jose? Manuel$g(Salazar Xirinachs)$01538180 701 $aHenriques$b Michael$01571666 712 02$aInternational Labour Office. 712 12$aInternational Labour Conference$f(2007 :$eGeneva, Switzerland) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785679203321 996 $aThe promotion of sustainable enterprises$93846142 997 $aUNINA