This study reports on the findings of a global survey of commercial banks with respect to their micro enterprise and small business financing activities. A sample of banks representing over sixty countries was examined in detail. Contrary to the general belief it is found that a large number of...

Limpopo Province of South Africa has been successful in recent years in attracting domestic and foreign investors. One of the priority sectors favored by the provincial development strategy is agriculture, and the proposed animal feed plant is a commercial project falling under the umbrella of...

Travel in Metro Manila at present is characterized by high levels of congestion, slow travel speeds, long journey times and limited road capacity. The situation will be further exacerbated due to the expected growth in population and income and the subsequent increase in car ownership. Localized...

The Nationwide Fishing Ports Development Project (also called the Fishing Ports Project, Package II) is a major undertaking of the Philippine Government to establish the necessary network of facilities that will encourage higher and more efficient fish production in the country. The project...

The province of Benguet is lacking in medical health services. The province has 165 public hospital beds, of which no more than 138 are in use, and 171 private hospital beds. While total number of beds is 336, the actual number in use is 309 beds. The inadequate number of beds coupled with the...

This paper outlines the steps that the Government of Cyprus took to transform its tax system between 1990 and 2001 in order to prepare itself for admission into the European Union. Cyprus has many of the same economic features as the countries of the Caribbean and Central American regions. In...

It is with great pleasure that I review some of the contributions to the field of public policy that Arnold Harberger has made in his distinguished career. Arnold is a teacher, researcher, policy economist, and missionary for the adoption of good policies in countries around the globe. His...

Reengineering or reforming a tax system in low-income countries such as Nepal Malawi or Bolivia is a more challenging, or a more interesting, task than undertaking a tax reform in a typical high income industrial country. The greatest challenge is to design a tax system that will appropriately...