1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557973303321

Titolo

Sexe et ses doubles : (Homo)sexualités en postcolonie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

ENS Éditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973044303321

Autore

Klein Michael (Michael U.)

Titolo

The Private sector in development : entrepreneurship, regulation, and competitive disciplines / / Michael U. Klein, Bita Hadjimichael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003

ISBN

1-280-08682-3

9786610086825

0-585-46567-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 220 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

HadjimichaelBita <1958->

Disciplina

338.9/009172/4

Soggetti

Industrial policy - Developing countries

Trade regulation - Developing countries

Entrepreneurship - Developing countries

Capitalism - Developing countries

Competition - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword vii -- Acknowledgments viii -- Abbreviations and Acronyms ix -- 1 The Private Sector and Poverty Reduction 1 -- 2 The Investment Climate 17 -- 3 Public Intervention to Promote Supply Response 71 -- 4 Private Participation and Markets for Basic Services 87 -- 5 Private Sector Development and Pro-Poor Policy Design 127 -- 6 Private Sector



Development and Sustainability 135 -- 7 Policy and the Country Context for Reform 155 -- 8 Conclusions 167 -- References 171 -- Index 211 -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the years, the term private sector development has been misunderstood and misconstrued - variously villified and sanctified. During the decade of the 1990s, the role of the private sector in economic development received increasing attention, with controversy surrounding such issues as privatization and corporate scandals.; This text provides a comprehensive treatment of the topic. Central to this discussion is the design of public policy that promotes an appropriate balance between competition and regulation. The book places special emphasis on the means by which private initiative is channelled into socially useful directions, particularly job creation and basic service delivery for poor people. Finally, it explores the implications of private sector involvement for policies of development institutions. Written principally for policymakers and their advisers, this volume explores thoroughly the challenges inherent in creating public policy that encourages and enhances the development role of the private sector.