"This paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing …, road infrastructure, and rural cell phone communication is correlated with employment growth. A major finding is that … that would help to unleash the full potential of private sector-led growth in rural areas. The findings show that marginal …

SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed …Facilitating the growth of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is central to creating jobs for an underutilized …. Although growth and productivity may be affected by different aspects of the business environment, productivity is needed for …

"This paper examines the role of private support institutions in determining small and medium enterprise (SME) growth …-based, business networks. There are important links between these informal governance institutions and SME performance. Networks raise … mechanisms and to address the exclusionary effects of tight networks. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors examine whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence … provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. They define an … a disproportionately large effect on the growth of industries that are technologically more dependent on small firms …

Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth is the second in a series of annual reports investigating the …