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Private Activity in Infrastructure Shows Mixed Results in 2005
World Bank - 2012
Investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation grew in 2005, but the number of infrastructure projects reaching financial closure fell, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Database
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Unsolicited Proposals : Competitive Solutions for Private Infrastructure
World Bank - 2012
This Note looks at systems some governments have used to transform unsolicited proposals for private infrastructure projects into competitively tendered projects. It focuses on the policies that Chile, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and South Africa have adopted for managing such...
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Tobacco Pack Information
World Bank - 2012
There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not know that tobacco causes disease and premature...
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Effects of privatization and ownership in transition economies
Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2009
"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post …-communist economies privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of … privatization to domestic owners are less impressive and vary across regions, coinciding with differences in policies and …
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Infrastructure and public utilities privatization in developing countries
Auriol, Emmanuelle - 2006
"The paper analyzes governments' tradeoff between fiscal benefits and consumer surplus in privatization reforms of … noncompetitive industries in developing countries. Under privatization, the control rights are transferred to private interests so … developing countries, tight budget constraints imply that privatization may be optimal for low profitability segments. For highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522112
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The impact of privatization on the performance of the infrastructure sector : the case of electricity distribution in Latin American countries
Andrés, Luis - 2006
"The authors analyze the impact of privatization on the performance of 116 electric utilities in 10 Latin American … the first systemic analysis of the impact of privatization on the distribution of the electricity sector. Second, it … picture of the effects of privatization on consumers. Fourth, this research covers a longer period of time, and evaluates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522126
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Rental choice and housing policy realignment in transition : post-privatization challenges in the Europe and Central Asia region
Hamilton, Ellen - 2006
alternative will not grow unless rent, management, and tax reforms are boldly implemented and housing privatization truly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522176
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Privatization : trends and recent developments
Kikeri, Sunita - 2005
"This paper takes stock of recent privatization trends, examines the extent to which government ownership is still … 2003, 120 developing countries carried out nearly 8,000 privatization transactions and raised …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522435
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Small-scale private service providers of water supply and electricity : a review of incidence, structure, pricing, and operating characteristics
Kariuki, Mukami - 2005
"This paper summarizes the key findings and conclusions of a literature review of small-scale private service providers (SPSPs) of water supply and electricity conducted over a six-month period in 2003. It draws on more than 400 documents-including journals, articles, reports, case studies and...
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Bank privatization and productivity : evidence for Brazil
Nakane, Márcio Issao - 2005
their private peers, and that privatization has increased productivity. "--World Bank web site …
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