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Privatization and enterprise performance in Nigeria: case study of some privatized enterprises
African Economic Research Consortium, 2008This study examinesthe post-privatisation performance of some formerly state-owned enterprises in Nigeria. Comparing data from five years before and five years after privatisation, the study finds significant increases in the following indicators:DocumentPayments for environmental services: an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006This paper looks at Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as an equitable approach for reducing poverty and conserving nature. It presents a number of case studies including Guatemala, Peru and the Philippines, whilst also discussing the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) approach to equitable PES.DocumentSmall change for a high price: conditional debt relief in Mali
European Network on Debt and Development, 2007In the last three years, Mali’s debt stock has been reduced significantly as a result of the country’s participation in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and later on the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).DocumentPutting the cart before the horse?: privatisation and economic reform in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006This report discusses the privatisation of Afghanistan’s state owned enterprises (SOEs).DocumentPublic vs. private sector : an examination of neo-liberal ideology
Eldis Document Store, 2006This 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, micDocumentThe handshake: why do governments and firms sign private sector participation deals? Evidence from the water and sanitation sector in developing countries
World Bank, 2006This 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.DocumentPrivatisation of water: public-private partnerships: do they deliver to the poor?
Development Fund, Norway, 2006This 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 acknowledgeDocumentPrivatisation in developing countries: a summary assessment
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2006Global privatisation goes back 25 years, but to what extent has the sale of state-owned enterprises to the private sector improved welfare? And what are the possible implications for the Middle East and North Africa region? The author of this paper - a senior research fellow at the Center for Global Development - addresses these questions, with a specific focus on Egypt.DocumentDown the plughole: why bringing water into WTO services negotiations would unleash a development disaster
ActionAid International, 2005Poor countries are under intense pressure in the World Trade Organization's GATS negotiations to open their service markets and "progressively liberalise" key sectors – such as water delivery – to foreign corporations.