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Afghanistan: World Bank approach paper
World Bank, 2001This paper presents the World Bank approach to reconstruction in Afghanistan. It also includes background information on the situation in Afghanistan, including a review of the economy and international assistance.DocumentDrawers of water II: 30 years of change in domestic water use and environmental health in east Africa: Kenya country study
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004This paper discusses changes in domestic water use over three decades in twelve rural and urban sites in Kenya. The rural and urban sites reflect the diversity of environments, living conditions and water service levels found throughout Kenya.The paper findings reveal both positive and negative changes in water use, in terms of levels and types of use, reliability, access and cost.DocumentEconomic reforms and development strategy in Gujarat
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2002The Gujarat state government has followed a strategy focussed on industrialisation and urbanisation with an open door policy ever since its inception in 1960. Economic reform measures at the centre with an explicit emphasis on trade and industry considerably benefited Gujarat, making its economic performance outstanding.DocumentEnhancing the competitiveness and productivity of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Africa: an analysis of differential roles of national governments through improved support services
Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa, 2002This paper studies the role of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in African development, the constraints that currently hamper their ability to fulfil this role, and measures which could enhance their competitiveness and effectiveness.DocumentExtractive industries in arid and semi-arid zones: environmental planning and management
Convention to Combat Desertification, 2003This report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, details the planning and management approaches that minimise land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones, as a result of extractive industries operations.The publication is intended for government departments responsible for the licensing, planning and monitoring of extractive industries activities.TDocumentPerformance and efficiency in Colombia’s power utilities: an assessment of the 1994 reform
Grupo de Investigaciones, Facultad de Economia, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, 2004The 1994 reforms of the Colombian power sector sought to increase competition and to set up an independent regulatory system.DocumentIndia’s national agricultural policy: a critique
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2004The National Agricultural Policy (NAP) document released by the Government of Indian in 2000 aimed to attain an agricultural output growth rate in excess of 4 percent per annum, based on efficient use of resources, and sought to achieve this growth in a sustainable and equitable manner.This paper argues that (by 2004) no serious action had been initiated on most of the NAP’s proposals, and blamDocumentEmployment budget priorities and micro enterprises
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2002The purpose of this paper is to reflect on current conditions in Egypt's labour market and to examine a number of existing opportunities to exploit in favor of a new and innovative path for growth and development.DocumentInstitutions, politics, and contracts: the privatization attempt of the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Peru
Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo, Peru, 2002Following severe economic crisis in 1989-90, Peru embarked on a programme of market-oriented structural reforms which included a proposal to privatise the operation of Lima’s water and sewerage utility.