LEADER 03176oam 22006975 450 001 9910778294703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-94031-X 010 $a9786610940318 010 $a0-8213-7132-0 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7131-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476457 035 $a(EBL)459333 035 $a(OCoLC)234083934 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089685 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124242 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089685 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092042 035 $a(PQKB)10373575 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459333 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459333 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180729 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL94031 035 $a(OCoLC)935270799 035 $a(The World Bank)152568664 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn152568664 035 $a(US-djbf)14994536 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476457 100 $a20070905d2007 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStrategies for cotton in West and Central Africa : $eenhancing competitiveness in the "Cotton 4" /$fIlhem Baghdadli, Hela Cheikhrouhou, Gael Raballand 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d2007. 215 $axviii, 88 pages $cillustrations, map ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 108 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7131-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. The Cotton Sector in West and Central Africa: A Success Story with Challenges Ahead; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; 2. Increasing Yields; 3. Reducing Post-harvest Costs and Improving Quality; 4. Enhancing Sales Revenues; 5. Promoting Competitiveness Through Sector Reforms; Appendixes; Bibliography 330 $aBased on comprehensive empirical studies, the paper identifies key reforms and defines strategies to enhance the competitiveness of the cotton sector in West and Central Africa. Lessons learned from the 1990's suggest that transferring public property to private enterprises is not enough, by itself, to put the sector back on a sustainable path. The cotton sector in most West and Central African countries is critical in terms of its contribution to GDP and exports as well as poverty reduction. Until recently, the cotton sector was characterized by a vertically integrated monopolistic structure, 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aCotton trade$zAfrica, Central 606 $aCotton trade$zAfrica, West 615 0$aCotton trade 615 0$aCotton trade 676 $a338.17351096 700 $aBaghdadli$b Ilhem$01572062 701 $aCheikhrouhou$b Hela$f1972-$01557597 701 $aRaballand$b Gae?l$0604724 801 0$bUUM 801 1$bUUM 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778294703321 996 $aStrategies for cotton in West and Central Africa$93854077 997 $aUNINA