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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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  Measuring and reporting the impact of tourism on poverty

  University of Surrey, 2006

  This paper presents a brief review and critique of current ways of measuring and reporting the economic impacts of tourism on national economies.
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  The handshake: why do governments and firms sign private sector participation deals? Evidence from the water and sanitation sector in developing countries

  World Bank, 2006

  This paper uses a new dataset, "WATSAN," of private sector participation (PSP) projects for water and sanitation in developing countries to examine the determinants of the number of projects signed for each country between 1990 and 2004.
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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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  OECD risk awareness tool for multinational enterprises in weak governance zones

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006

  The OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones - defined as an investment environment in which governments are unable or unwilling to assume their responsibilities - aims to help companies that invest in countries where governments are unwilling or unable to assume their responsibilities.
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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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  International dialogue on public-private dialogue: proceedings

  World Bank, 2006

  This is the report from a conference which responded to the growing need for best practice guidance on building dialogue between the public and private sectors (PPD) as a way to encouarge private sector development in states with poor investment climates.
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  Privatisation of water: public-private partnerships: do they deliver to the poor?

  Development Fund, Norway, 2006

  This document discusses three main themes: how privatisation has been promoted by international financial institutions and other donors as a strategy for financing water services; the effects on the poor of different kinds of privatisation of water services in developing countries; and policy recommendations for the provision of water to the poor.The report shows that the World Bank acknowledge
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  Privatization: a summary assessment-Working Paper 87

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2006

  This working paper assesses 15 years of privatisation in developing and post-communist countries, summarising what is and is not known about the process.
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  The effects of health on health insurance status in fragile families

  National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2006

  This paper uses the Fragile Families and Child Welfare study to estimate health insurance status of urban, mostly unmarried, mothers and their one-year-old children.

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