Light bulbs, icebergs and pyramids – reflections on the Chiang Mai BDS Seminar
The fifth annual BDS seminar took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 27 September–1 October 2004, organized by ILO. As well as reflecting on how far the BDS field has come since 2000, the author considers what can be done to foster BDS in weaker markets and rural areas, and how theideas of market development are being brought into the mainstream for other development areas.
ideas of market development are being brought into the mainstream for other development areas.
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