The main objective of this document is to map key policy issues that need to be addressed to successfully implement energy sector reform at the national, and regional levels, and, provides an overview of global, European, and Mediterranean trends, aiming at facilitating the dissemination of best...

This study argues that the 15 European Union (EU) countries and their 12 Mediterranean Partners should complement their Euro-Mediterranean free-trade area for industrial goods with a common transport space. This would require the removal of policy-induced frictions in the region's multi-modal...

This paper argues that the countries of the southern Mediterranean should move beyond free trade towards deeper forms of integration with the EU through a selective harmonization of their regulatory frameworks with those of the European Single Market. In the transport sector, such deeper...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Competition, Competition Policy, and Growth -- Competition and Growth -- Product Market Regulation and Economic Performance -- Competition Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Competitiveness and...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword vii -- Acknowledgments viii -- Abbreviations and Acronyms ix -- 1 The Private Sector and Poverty Reduction 1 -- 2 The Investment Climate 17 -- 3 Public Intervention to Promote Supply Response 71 -- 4 Private Participation and Markets for Basic...

This report is an output of the technical assistance activity carried out over 2008-2010 to Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC), which is the nodal renewable energy agency of Nepal. This study has been designed to establish a monitoring system for AEPC to continually measure the results...

This book aims to help policy makers take advantage of the opportunities presented by the global IT services and IT-enabled services (ITES) industry. It analyzes factors crucial to a country's competitiveness-including skills, cost, infrastructure, business environment; and presents a Location...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Legal Reform in Africa -A Historical Perspective -- The World Bank 's Role in Legal Reform -- The World Bank 's Mandate -- Modes Used for World Bank Assistance -- Selected Examples of World Bank -Supported Operations...

Women's earnings are a fraction of male's earnings in several African countries. It is tempting to conclude that this wage gap is a sign of discrimination against women in the labor market. Yet this book uses new datasets to show that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the...

Entrepreneurship has attracted global interest for its potential to catalyze economic and social development. Research suggesting that certain entrepreneurial mindsets and skills can be learned has given rise to the field of entrepreneurship education and training (EET). Despite the growth of...