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5.4 Inclusion of women in the SME Development Policy: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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| Recognizing that women have less access to productive resources such as land,
credit and education due to cultural barriers, and that they stand on uneven ground, the
SME Development Policy specifies that gender mainstreaming will be enhanced in all
initiatives pertaining to SME development, and outlines the need for specific measures
that promote women’s entrepreneurship. These are stated as follows: |
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5.1 The SME Development Policy (SMEDP): Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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| It should be noted that the latest round of SME development policies are very
recent. The MIT released its national SME Development Policy in 2003, a process it has
been working on since 1998. The SME Development Policy was approved by Parliament
on 11 February 2003 and officially launched on 27 August 2003. The overall objective of
the policy is “to foster job creation and income generation through promoting the
creation of new SMEs and improving the performance and competitiveness of the
existing ones to increase their participation and contribution to the Tanzanian economy”
(MIT, 2003). The implementation plan for the SME Development Policy includes a list
of priority programmes and projects,24 categorized under seven major objectives: |
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5.1 The SME Development Policy (SMEDP): Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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| It should be noted that the latest round of SME development policies are very
recent. The MIT released its national SME Development Policy in 2003, a process it has
been working on since 1998. The SME Development Policy was approved by Parliament
on 11 February 2003 and officially launched on 27 August 2003. The overall objective of
the policy is “to foster job creation and income generation through promoting the
creation of new SMEs and improving the performance and competitiveness of the
existing ones to increase their participation and contribution to the Tanzanian economy”
(MIT, 2003). The implementation plan for the SME Development Policy includes a list
of priority programmes and projects,24 categorized under seven major objectives: |
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5.4 Inclusion of women in the SME Development Policy: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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| Recognizing that women have less access to productive resources such as land,
credit and education due to cultural barriers, and that they stand on uneven ground, the
SME Development Policy specifies that gender mainstreaming will be enhanced in all
initiatives pertaining to SME development, and outlines the need for specific measures
that promote women’s entrepreneurship. These are stated as follows: |
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Making business work for development: Rethinking corporate social responsibility
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| Business is everywhere. Some is crucial to development, while some is implicated in poverty, human rights abuses and environmental destruction. In recent years there has been an upturn in corporations taking responsibility for development challenges. Research shows this is a mixed blessing whilst development practitioners and policy makers could engage more critically to ensure real benefits for development. |
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5.1 Determinants of diversification in Africa: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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| Diversification and policy variables constitute a two-way process in that diversification
not only influences policy outcomes, but is itself influenced by policy variables.
This proposition naturally leads to the search for those economic and non-economic
policy actions that are likely to affect the level and rate of diversification in a country.
What evidence is there that links economic and non-economic variables with
national capacity to diversify? |
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Effects of education upon fertility: The Indirect Effects of Investment in Human Capital
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| Whether and how government policy should affect fertility is a controversial ethical issue. However,
the UN International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in September 1994 highlighted
the importance of enhancing female education as part of a successful population policy. |
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Fiscal Dimensions of Sustainable Development
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| The achievement of sustainable development—combining economic
development, social development, and environmental protection—is a key
challenge facing the international community. To this end, progress will be
needed in a number of different policy areas, with the right mix of policies
varying from country to country. |
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Moving Forward: Developing Countries
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| There are many economic, social, and environmental challenges along
the path to sustainable development, and there is no panacea to address
them all. Rather, accelerated development will require progress in multiple
policy areas, with the right policy mix and focus varying from country
to country. Countries may also need to make difficult choices regarding
trade-offs between competing policy objectives. Achieving more sustainable
development will thus require a concerted effort from developing
countries, the international community, and the international financial
institutions. |
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7.6 ILO Convention No. 142 and Recommendation No. 150
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| The International Labour Convention No.142 and Recommendation No. 150 concerning Human Resources Development, which deal with vocational guidance and vocational training in the development of human resources, are the key ILO policy statements on VET. |
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Monetary Police is Science, Everything Else is Stamp-Collecting
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| This new Eric Leeper paper seems delusional in arguing that monetary policy is science, while fiscal policy is stamp-collecting, but I maybe I'm just being crotchety. The piece also comes up with the new-to-me argument that monetary policy would be even better science if it weren't for fiscal policy mucking things up. |
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Insurance Defense Costs
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| Does Your Business Insurance Policy Cover Defense Costs Within the Insurance Limit or Defense Costs Outside of the Insurance Limit?
Did you know that a liability policy, which is part of any typical business insurance policy or commercial insurance policy coverage, has two distinct obligations? A liability insurance policy, if it is a general liability, product liability or professional liability insurance policy is designed to protect you against your legal obligation to pay others because you have hurt them and/or have damaged their property. A policy also defends you against claims or lawsuits. In other words, besides paying for claims or suits, a liability policy also pays for their related legal costs and court fees. |
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