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Background report on private sector development in Latin America, the post-communist countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
Woodward, Richard; Kozarzewski, Piotr; Safavi, Mehdi - 2012
spite of a wave of crises and recessions in the late 1990s and early 2000s). Privatization has made a great deal of progress … somewhat. One of the main lessons for privatization policy makers in MENA countries from the experience in other regions is …
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Private sector development in the South and East Mediterranean region
Woodward, Richard; Safavi, Mehdi - 2012
This report is concerned with the analysis of privatization and private sector development for the eastern and … development and, to a greater or lesser extent, privatization of stateowned assets. However, there is a great deal of … divided into two groups: one, including Algeria, Libya, and Syria, where reforms promoting privatization and private sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326585
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Mapping of the PhDs in the private sector: A literature review
Stén, Susanna - 2008
This review maps out the labour market situation of PhDs employed in the private sector. To begin with, the theoretical motives for employing PhDs and the supporting empirical evidence are examined. The potential benefits of companies from employing PhDs can be divided into productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273056
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The Role of the Private Sector in Regional Economic Integration: a View from the Philippines
Yap, Josef T.; Rosellon, Maureen Ane D. - 2010
The private sector is the driver of growth in most ASEAN economies. It is therefore expected to play a significant role in the process of economic integration in ASEAN. In the Philippines, the private sector has dominated the economy, contributing about 95 percent of GDP, but it has not lived up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421193
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Institutional reforms, private sector, and economic growth in Africa
Okey, Mawussé K. N. - 2011
The aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of institutional reforms on the revival of African economies. We study the impact of positive changes in business environment indicators of the Doing Business project and the Economic Freedom Index of the Heritage Foundation on the private sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280095
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Entrepreneurial activity and civil war in Colombia: Exploring the mutual determinants between armed conflict and the private sector
Rettberg, Angelika; Leiteritz, Ralf; Nasi, Carlo - 2010
As elsewhere, the Colombian private sector has been accused of promoting or profiting from violence in the country. However, the private sector's role in the armed conflict and the impact of conflict on entrepreneurial activity vary, as reflected by differences in political activism, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280200
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Wage structure and public sector employment: Sweden versus the United States 1970 - 2002
Domeij, David; Ljungqvist, Lars - 2006
Swedish census data and tax records reveal an astonishing wage compression; the Swedish skill premium fell by more than 30 percent between 1970 and 1990 while the U.S. skill premium, after an initial decline in the 1970s, rose by 8 - 10 percent. Since then both skill premia have increased by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281859
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Aid, structural change and the private sector in Africa
Page, John - 2012
This paper argues that official development assistance (foreign aid) is partly responsible for the lack of structural change in Africa. Africa's development partners have devoted too few resources and too little attention to two critical constraints to private investment, infrastructure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319810
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Public versus private University Systems
Psacharopoulos, George - In: CESifo DICE Report 02 (2004) 4, pp. 39-43
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Efficient Provision of High-Quality Early Childhood Education: Does the Private Sector or Public Sector Do It Best?
Blau, David; Currie, Janet - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 2, pp. 15-20
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696639