Publication: Handshake, No. 12 (January 2014)
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2014-01
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2014-01
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This issue of the Handshake, IFCs quarterly journal on public-private partnerships, contains the following topics of interest: weighing the options: burn or bury?; waste and climate: supporting governments; community engagement: integrating Indias informal sector; an interview with the director of the documentary Trashed; and bonus: podcast with 2013 CNN hero on community cleanups.
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“International Finance Corporation. 2014. Handshake, No. 12 (January 2014). , , . © International Finance Corporation. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22246 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”
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