The promotion of sustainable enterprises [electronic resource] / Graeme Buckley, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Michael Henriques.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Buckley, Graeme J.

Contributor:

Salazar X., José Manuel (Salazar Xirinachs)

Henriques, Michael.

International Labour Office.

Conference Name:

International Labour Conference (2007 : Geneva, Switzerland)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : ILO, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Promoting 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.

Contents:

Foreword; 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

Table 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

Box 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

Figure 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

Figure 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

5 THE REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND POLICIES

Notes:

Based on papers prepared for the 2007 International Labour Conference.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-2-121201-7

OCLC:

700697550