Specifically, flexible contracts, transaction-specific investments, bilateral communication, joint goal setting and problem solving have all been shown to be important tools in building inter-organizational (including inter-departmental) trust.

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The problem with setting a higher compulsory level of saving is that it would be unpopular - many would see it as a tax - and inappropriate for certain categories of people.

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Another problem is that the RSPO has struggled to create any effective action on setting standards for greenhouse-gas emissions associated with palm-oil plantations.

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In practice, this meant setting up miniature departments of justice, independent of the attorney-general, whenever there was a problem.

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