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The private sector in water : competition and regulation
1999
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Increasing formality and productivity of Bolivian firms
2009
costs. Increasing even-handed enforcement of taxation and regulation is also important but not a priority for micro and … small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …
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Increasing Formality and Productivity of Bolivian Firms
World Bank - 2012
rate has been blamed on many factors including the burden of regulation, the weakness of public institutions, and the lack … low productivity, low growth, and low quality of jobs. This study presents fresh qualitative and quantitative analyses to …-handed enforcement of taxation and regulation is also important but not a priority for micro and small firms. Measures to boost the …
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Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia (contributor);  … - 2009
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Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure : access, affordability, and alternatives
Morella, Elvira (contributor);  … - 2011
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Has private participation in water and sewerage improved coverage? : empirical evidence from Latin America
Clarke, George - 2004
"Introducing private sector participation (PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive. Case studies tend to find improvements in the sector following privatization, but...
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Africa's water and sanitation infrastructure : access, affordability, and alternatives
Morella, Elvira (contributor);  … - 2011
The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The main findings were synthesized in a flagship report titled Africa's Infrastructure: a time for transformation, published in November 2009. Meant for...
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Building Partnerships for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Africa
World Bank - 2009
This briefing note provides a rapid scan of partnership initiatives by the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) to improve the state of water and sanitation services in Africa. The note aims to highlight the gains and challenges of the major...
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Water and Sewerage Services in Karachi : Citizen Report Card-Sustainable Service Delivery Improvements
World Bank - 2010
This report discusses the key findings and recommendations emerging from a pilot Citizen Report Card (CRC) on water, sanitation, and sewerage services in Karachi. This initiative comes, on one hand, in the wake of deteriorating services, weakened community interfaces and accountability...
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Regulating Utilities
World Bank - 2012
Regulating infrastructure utilities can be extremely complex and fraught with risks of political interference and capture by interest groups, especially in countries with little tradition of politically independent government agencies. To deal with these challenges, policymakers and regulators...
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