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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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  Putting the cart before the horse?: privatisation and economic reform in Afghanistan

  Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006

  This report discusses the privatisation of Afghanistan’s state owned enterprises (SOEs).
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  Sustainability management and reporting: benefits for financial institutions in Developing and Emerging Economies

  United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2006

  The take up of Sustainability Management and Reporting (SMR) by financial institutions especially in developing and emerging economies is still low whilst the financial sector plays an important role in sustainable development as intermediaries to the allocation of capital.
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  Crop insurance in India: scope for improvement

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2006

  India’s National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) is vital for providing insurance cover to farmers, across regions, across seasons and across crops.
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  China's export-import bank and Africa: new lending, new challenges

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2006

  This brief presents basic facts about Export-Import Bank of China (China ExIm) and identifies potential implications for Africa and the West. The brief concludes that, to the extent that Chinese export credit promotes economic growth in Africa, recent trends should be welcomed.
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  Financial reform and the mobilisation of domestic savings: the experience of Morocco

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006

  Economic theory suggests that financial sector liberalisation increases savings and improves investment, thereby promoting economic development. But does this theory fit with the experience of liberalising economies?
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  Public–private partnerships in state-bildng and recovery from conflict

  Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2006

  This briefing paper focuses on the role of the private sector in partnership with other political, economic and social actors in post-conflict situations.
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  Public vs. private sector : an examination of neo-liberal ideology

  Eldis Document Store, 2006

  This paper reviews the theoretical underpinnings of the debate on the superiority of the public or private sector, and supports theoretical perspectives with help from empirical literature on the subject.The theoretical part covers issues relating to public choice, property rights and principal-agents relationship, while the empirical evidence includes review of literature on macroeconomic, mic
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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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