| | The promotion of sustainable enterprises |
| | 1,25 | | MB |
| | 189 | | stron |
| | 6277 | | ID | International Labour Office |
| | 2007 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Executive summary v |
| | Abbreviations and acronyms xvii |
| | Chapter 1. Introduction – The concept of sustainable enterprises 1 |
| | The concept of sustainable enterprise 3 |
| | A new role for enterprise in society: The market economy and globalization 10 |
| | The diversity of enterprise 13 |
| | Chapter 2. Evolving and contemporary approaches to enterprise development. 21 |
| | Targeted enterprise-level interventions 22 |
| | The business-enabling environment (BEE) 24 |
| | Towards systemic competitiveness 25 |
| | Market failures . 30 |
| | Government- and donor-supported enterprise development 33 |
| | Chapter 3. Creating opportunity for sustainable enterprise: Basic conditions . 39 |
| | Good governance and social dialogue . 39 |
| | Equity and economic and social inclusion 42 |
| | Macroeconomic stability and sound management of the economy. 45 |
| | Physical infrastructure 47 |
| | Responsible stewardship of the environment . 48 |
| | Society and culture supportive of enterprise. 50 |
| | Chapter 4. Creating wealth and decent work through competitive enterprises and nations . 55 |
| | Productivity: The key to competitiveness 56 |
| | Measuring and evaluating competitiveness 60 |
| | The role of governments: Policy and institutional issues 67 |
| | Chapter 5. The regulatory and legal environment: Issues and policies. 75 |
| | Good and bad regulations 79 |
| | Measuring and evaluating the cost of doing business and interpreting results . 82 |
| | Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) tools. 89 |
| | The special challenges facing the micro- and small enterprise (MSE) 90 |
| | Strategies for labour law enforcement in micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) 95 |
| | Chapter 6. Sustainable integration of markets through trade and value chains 97 |
| | Trade and sustainable economic integration 98 |
| | Opening up opportunities for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises via value chain upgrading . |
| | 103 |
| | Fair trade and more equitable value chains 106 |
| | Chapter 7. The role of enterprise in society 115 |
| | The economic and social importance of enterprises. 115 |
| | Corporate social responsibility (CSR). 116 |
| | Systems of social auditing, monitoring and certification 121 |
| | The role that enterprises can play in improving governance, promoting human rights and reducing |
| | poverty 126 |
| | Chapter 8. Financial and physical infrastructure and services 133 |
| | Making financial markets work better . 133 |
| | Socially responsible investment (SRI) 138 |
| | Physical infrastructure in support of sustainable enterprises 141 |
| | Types and scale of infrastructure . 143 |
| | The size, scale and interconnectedness of enterprises 144 |
| | New and emerging sectors favourable to enterprise development . 145 |
| | Infrastructure financing mechanisms that support sustainable enterprises. 146 |
| | Leveraging infrastructure investments to promote sustainable enterprises and development: The |
| | ILO’s comparative advantage . 147 |
| | Chapter 9. Human resources: Investing in people 149 |
| | The growing importance of investing in people. 150 |
| | The importance of good workplace practices . 153 |
| | Occupational safety and health (OSH) . 155 |
| | A skills- and knowledge-based approach to employability . 157 |
| | Chapter 10. Social partners, social dialogue and tripartism 161 |
| | The potential contribution of workers’ and employers’ organizations 162 |
| | Democratic governance . 162 |
| | Economic efficiency . 164 |
| | Social equity 171 |
| | Conditions for strengthening organizations 173 |
| | Suggested points for discussion. 175 |