Public Private Partnerships in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Wirkungen und Lessons Learnt am Beispiel des GTZ/AVE Projektes

Abstract

"The importance of public-private partnerships in development cooperation is increasing. Against this background the article analyses the effectiveness of the public-private partnership between the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Industry (AVE). The partnerships project aimed to improve compliance with social standards in the textile industry. The analysis focuses on the effectiveness of the national round tables in Bulgaria, China, and in the Philippines. The article also discusses factors, such as global market structures, the different background conditions in developing countries and the cooperation between project partners, that have an influence on the success of partnership projects." (author's abstract)