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Strengthening SMEs for international competitiveness
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2000This paper aims to lay out some general principles of support to help increasing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprise (SME) in developing countries. It starts by identifying three sets of competitive problems that SME are currently facing.DocumentPromoting and sustaining SMEs clusters and networks for development
United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 1998The analysis and case studies presented in this issues paper suggest that clustering and networking are among the best options to support the growth of SMEs and their ability to compete effectively in the global economy. This is true in both developed and developing countries. However, not all clusters/networks manage to upgrade technologically nor grow to become world competitors.DocumentSmall and medium enterprises in economic development : possibilities for research and policy
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995How (if at all) can the World Bank promote economic development by mobilizing resources organized as small and medium size enterprises in developing countries?DocumentSmall Enterprise Development and the 'Dutch Disease' in a Small Economy: The Case of Brunei
Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 1998Following hydrocarbon (oil/gas) discoveries and price rises, a number of small developing economies which had been relatively poor found themselves to be relatively wealthy. However, the existence of significant quantities of minerals with strong export potential has generally been seen as a mixed blessing for national development.DocumentThe financing and technology decisions of SMEs: Finance as a determinant of investment
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 1999Surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on the financing of investment in order to lay the foundation for subsequent analysis of technology investments by Southern European SMEs. By adapting a variety of approaches to suit this purpose, a number of findings for policy are reached.DocumentUnderstanding Impact: Experiences and Lessons from the Small Enterprise Foundation’s Poverty-Alleviation Programme, Tšhomišano
Small Enterprise Foundation, 1999Paper produced for the Third Virtual Meeting of the CGAP Working Group on Impact Assessment Methodologies.Describes the implementation of microfinance programme and discusses the measurement of it's impact.DocumentInformation, ICTs and Small Enterprise: Lessons from Botswana
Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 1999The potential contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to small enterprise development can only be assessed by first understanding current information practices and needs in such enterprises.DocumentRethinking small enterprise development: between poverty and growth
Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh, 1998The current policy fascination with pro-poor growth has important implications for the small enterprise development field.DocumentMicro and small enterprise development and poverty alleviation in Thailand
International Labour Organization, 2000This article explores the development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and poverty alleviation in Thailand.DocumentThe role of the small and medium enterprise sector in Latin America: implications for South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2001This paper makes the case that the performance of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector will be pivotal to overall economic performance in Latin America over at least the next decade or two.Paper asserts that the current economic setting in most Latin American countries suggests that if the small and medium enterprise sector does not perform well during the next couple of decades, overalPages