Browsing Senter for utvikling og miljø by Author "Banik, Dan"

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  • Business and morals: Corporate strategies for sustainable development in China 
    Banik, Dan; Lin, Ka (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    There has been considerable attention in recent years on the close linkages between business, ethics, and economic development and how businesses not only have responsibilities to their shareholders but also to wider ...
  • Bypassing Government: Aid Effectiveness and Malawi’s Local Development Fund 
    Chasukwa, Michael; Banik, Dan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Many practical and action-oriented international roadmaps to improve the quality of aid and its delivery and impact on development—including the Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda for Action, and Busan Partnership—emphasize ...
  • Chinese engagement in Africa and Latin America: does it matter for state capacity? 
    Bull, Benedicte; Banik, Dan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    China is now a major actor in global development and wields considerable influence in large parts of the world. The success of the Chinese development model has not only challenged the notion that democracy is necessary ...
  • Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change 
    Aasheim, Erlend T.; Bhopal, Anand; O’Brien, Karen; Lie, Anne Kveim; Nakstad, Espen Rostrup; Andersen, Lene Frost; Hessen, Dag Olav; Samset, Bjørn Hallvard; Banik, Dan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2023)
  • A climate for commerce: the political agronomy of conservation agriculture in Zambia 
    Westengen, Ola; Nyanga, Progress Hanzwida; Chibamba, Douty; Guillen-Royo, Monica; Banik, Dan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    The promotion of conservation agriculture (CA) for smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa is subject to ongoing scholarly and public debate regarding the evidence-base and the agenda-setting power of involved stakeholders. We ...
  • The Frontiers of Poverty Reduction in Emerging Asia 
    Banik, Dan; Hansen, Arve (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    It is difficult, if not impossible, to satisfactorily answer the question ‘Why does poverty persist?’ Nonetheless, there appear to be two approaches that can provide a useful start. One alternative is to examine why poverty ...
  • Multilateralism to the Rescue? Beijing’s Support for Multilateral Institutions during the COVID-19 Crisis 
    Banik, Dan; Bull, Benedicte (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    During the global COVID-19 crisis, China has portrayed itself as a “champion of multilateralism” – defending UN institutions and its own multilateral initiatives in a variety of spheres. China’s approach has, however, often ...
  • Transplanting China's ecological civilization to the Belt and Road Initiative: What will it take? 
    Brauteset, Bjørn; Banik, Dan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    This article focuses on how Chinese state actors understand the concept of sustainable development and implement policies for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We examine the concept ...