The private finance initiative guaranteed, direct from taxpayers, revenue streams for big companies, instead of the uncertain profits of true competitive markets in education or health.
The governments of Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania even signed the Elephant Protection Initiative – guaranteeing to put their ivory stockpiles beyond economic use and observe a moratorium on international trade for a minimum of 10 years.
Sue Hunt, UK managing director of supply-side platform Improve Digital welcomes the IWL initiative: "Guaranteeing brand safety in the digital environment has long been a challenge, and therefore a barrier to business for many advertisers if they do not have the confidence and assurances that their brand is appearing on legal and appropriate websites.
In Massachusetts, and in cities in New Jersey and California, voters backed ballot initiatives guaranteeing paid sick days to nearly 1 million workers.
Initially focused on student loan problems, Mr. Shafran quickly became involved in Treasury's initiative to guarantee money market funds, among other things.
When fully realized, the initiative will guarantee that 80 per cent of the flour provided on the market in Congo is fortified.
To be effective, the programme needed to be more than a one-time initiative to guarantee its prolonged and multiplied effects, thus representing a 'value added' dimension of the capacity building initiative.
The initiative also guaranteed that Saleh and his government would not be tried.
Implementation of policies aimed to promote national information initiatives that guarantee wider access to those with low socio-economic status is strongly recommended.
The results of the study suggest the need for implementation of key policies aimed at promoting regional information initiatives to guarantee wider access to those with a low socio-economic status by increasing their knowledge of available services and their ability to act.
UNICEF supports governments and community-based initiatives that guarantee access to school and provide training on strategies to improve the quality of education and improve learning, reduce repetition and dropout rates and help increase the participation of families and communities in schools.
