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 $410 billion in privatization … revenues. Privatization activity peaked in 1997 and dropped off in the late 1990s and, while still at overall low levels, is …

fundamental market failures. This will entail privatization and greater involvement of the private sector in infrastructure …

There has been a proliferation of non-state providers of education services in the developing world. In Bangladesh, for … instance, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee runs more than 40,000 non-formal schools that cater to school-drop outs from … (Islamic faith schools). Most madrasa high schools in Bangladesh are financed by the sate and include a modern curriculum …

Using individual level employment data from Bangladesh, this paper presents empirical evidence on the relative … Bangladesh. …