Most Sub-Saharan African countries try to promote rural electrification through both centralized and decentralized approaches. This guide focuses on the decentralized approach, providing practical guidance on how small power producers and mini-grid operators can deliver both electrification and...

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...

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...

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...

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 -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Background and Motivation -- Key Results and Policy Recommendations for Pilot Countries -- Next Steps in Scaling Up LGAF Implementation -- 1. Why Is a Land Governance Framework Needed? -- Why It Is...

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...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Currency Equivalents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary and Introduction -- Chapter I: The Rural Economy and its Economic Agents -- Chapter II: Rural Financial Intermediaries, Market Shares, Credit Products, and...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD / PREFACIO / AVANT-PROPOS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / RÉSUMEN / RÉSUMÉ -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 OVERVIEW OF BANK GROUP ASSISTANCE BY SECTOR -- 3 PROJECT AND SECTOR OUTCOMES -- 4 OUTSTANDING POLICY AND STRATEGIC ISSUES -- 5 CONCLUSIONS AND...