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Power Sector Reform in SubSaharan Africa
Turkson, John K. (ed.) - 2000
As part of the wave of liberalisation sweeping most parts of the world, power sectors around the globe are coming under intense scrutiny, with some being restructured. This book presents six-country-case studies to examine the process and implementation experiences of power sector reform in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054143
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Development Planning and Poverty Reduction
Potts, David (ed.); Ryan, Patrick (ed.); Toner, Anna (ed.) - 2003
The stated aim of much development assistance is the reduction of poverty. This book examines how development interventions might be more effectively targeted to achieve this aim. Part One provides an overview of planning for poverty reduction, and evidence on the extent and causes of poverty....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054381
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A Successful Transformation? : Restructuring of the Czech Automobile Industry
Pavlínek, Petr (contributor) - 2008
industry before 1990, the detailed case study of #352koda Auto, the effects of the post-1990 privatization in the Czech …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521120
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Financing Sustainable Development in Africa
Efobi, Uchenna R. (ed.); Asongu, Simplice (ed.) - 2018
This edited volume provides a critical evaluation of financing options for sustainable development in Africa. While sustainability has long been the watchword for development programs, and while many African countries have taken initiatives to develop integrated frameworks that tackle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397629
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Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Development in Africa : The Impact of BRICS versus OECD
Tiruneh, Esubalew Alehegn (ed.); Wamboye, Evelyn (ed.) - 2017
This collection examines the extent to which foreign capital from conventional (OECD countries) and non-conventional (BRICS) sources has impacted economic development in Africa over the last two decades. It provides in-depth analyses of the nature, motives, and implications of this capital, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397859
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Social Policy in Sub-Saharan African Context : In Search of Inclusive Development
2007
This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612352
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Fertility, Mortality and Migration in SubSaharan Africa : The Case of Ovamboland in North Namibia, 1925–90
Notkola, Veijo; Siiskonen, Harri - 2000
In north Namibia the availability of continuous series of parish record data since the 1920s offer excellent possibilities to study population development on a regional level by primary sources. In this study fertility, mortality and internal migration in north Namibia among the Christian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054293
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Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tadele, Getnet; Kloos, Helmut - 2013
This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106305
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Water, Politics and Money : A Reality Check on Privatization
Schiffler, Manuel - 2015
the good and the bad. Backed by real life stories of water privatization in action, author Manuel Schiffler presents a … privatization, from the outright sale of companies to various forms of public-private partnerships. After covering their respective … strengths and weaknesses, it then compares them to purely publicly managed water utilities. The book examines the privatization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012819104
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Practical Economics : Economic Transformation and Government Reform in Georgia 2004-2012
Gilauri, Nika - 2017
-- 5. Reforming taxes and customs -- 6. Privatization of state-owned enterprises -- 7. Reforming the energy sector -- 8 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705221