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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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    World Economic Outlook (2006): Globalisation and Inflation

    World Economic Outlook, 2006
    The World Economic Outlook (WEO) presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries.
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    A guide to biodiversity for the private sector: why biodiversity matters and how it creates business value

    International Finance Corporation, 2005
    Managing risk and securing corporate opportunities are cornerstones of business, but these can be obscured for many private sector companies when addressing biodiversity. Biodiversity is a broad term, subject to different definitions and different value interpretations. It is a global concept but decisions often play out at the local level.
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    Trade, FDI, and the organisation of firms

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2006
    This literature review examines new trends and developments in the theories of international trade and foreign direct investment..In particular it focuses on the need to model alternative forms of business involvement in foreign activities.The theoretical refinements identified have focused on the individual firm, studying its choices in response to its own characteristics, the nature of th
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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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    Health micro-insurance schemes: feasibility study guide

    International Labour Organization, 2006
    This Guide will assist promoters of health micro-insurance schemes in conducting a feasibility study.
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    Examining private investment heterogeneity

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2005
    This paper investigates domestic private investment behaviour in a panel of 24 low-income and middle-income countries spanning a period of 1981-2000.
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    Back to the future for African infrastructure? Why state-ownership is no more promising the second time around

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2006
    Many African state-owned enterprises (SOEs), particularly those in infrastructure sectors, have a long history of poor performance. Since the 1990s, there has been heavy reliance on private sector participation and ownership, but Africa’s private participation in infrastructure (PPI) initiatives have been comparatively few and weak.
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    How multinational investors evade developed country laws to prevent bribery and corruption in the developing world (including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and what can be done about it

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2006
    Despite preventative measures, many multinational corporations from the U.S.A. Europe and Japan manage to pay their way out of complying with ethical and environmental constraints and evade anti-corruption laws, using sophisticated payment mechanisms to buy the favour of government ministers and their families.

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