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  Why are there so few black-owned firms in Africa? preliminary results from enterprise survey data

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2007

  Much of the growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade has come from extractive industries, rather than from private, entrepreneurial activity.
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  Making a difference: how private enterprise is creating opportunity and improving lives in developing countries

  International Finance Corporation, 2006

  This is a snapshot of IFC projects, with evidence to show how the private sector is making a tangible difference in the lives of people in developing countries.The online book is based on case studies from different global regions, including Cambodia, Mozambique, Tajikstan and Argentina.
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  Strategies and policies on TNC-SME linkages country case studies: South Africa (SDS RP70)

  School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006

  This report documents and assesses selected South African experiences with regard to the promotion of linkages between Trans- National Corporations (TNCs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
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  Private sector development: fourth report of session 2005-6

  House of Commons International Development Committee, 2006

  This is a report of an audit conducted on DFID's approach, policies and financing mechanisms in support of private sector development (PSD).
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  Taxing alternatives: poverty alleviation and the South African Taxi/Minibus industry

  Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2006

  This study looks at how local entrepreneurship can be better supported in the South African taxi and minibus industry. It looks at the likely impacts of the Government's Taxi Recapitalization Programme and suggests alternative approachesThe industry serves approximately 65% of the South Africans using public transportation and has been a wellspring of black entrepreneurial activity.
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  Building the capacity of business membership organisations: Guiding principles for project managers

  World Bank, 2006

  This paper explores the advantages of business membership organisations (BMOs) in a given country, and how donors can support them financially and in capacity building. The paper defines BMOs as nonprofit and democratically guided membership organisations that finance themselves by a mix of membership dues, service fees, and subsidies from government or donors.
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  Policies for private sector development in Indonesia

  Asian Development Bank Institute, 2006

  This discussion paper provides a historical overview of private sector development in Indonesia focusing on two elements of the private sector:the foreign investment sub-sector in view of its expected role in revitalising the Indonesian economythe SME sub-sector which, despite its great potential and importance for the Indonesian economy, has not developed as expected.The autho
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  Business registration start-up: a concept note

  International Finance Corporation, 2005

  Individual investment projects and private sector activities typically start with the establishment of an enterprise. These start-up procedures, while essential for the creation of a private sector, are in reality everything else but simple and straight forward.
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  Simplification of business regulations at the sub-national level: a reform information toolkit for project teams

  International Finance Corporation, 2006

  This toolkit recommends methods for simplifying the regulatory relationships between businesses and sub-national government. It particularly focuses on activities of municipal government bodies. The simplification process aims to make businesses more efficient.
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  Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  This report indicates the next steps that are appropriate for the The African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) in supporting growth-oriented women entrepreneurs.

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