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Economic Governance : Improving the Economic and Regulatory Environment for Supporting Private Sector Activity

Kirkpatrick, Colin H. - 2015

This paper reviews the state of knowledge on the effectiveness of donor interventions aimed at improving the regulatory environment for private sector development in developing countries. Where regulatory reform is undertaken, the expectation is that there will be improvements to economic and...

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The political economy of food price policy: The case of Kenya

Nzuma, Jonathan Makau - 2013

This paper evaluates Kenya's food price crisis over 2002 - 11 using a political economy approach. Kenya's food prices have been high and volatile relative to world food prices. Moreover, domestic food markets are highly integrated while about 30 per cent of the changes in world market prices are...

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The politics of affirmative action: Ethnicity, equity, and state-business relations in Malaysia

Gomez, Edmund Terence - 2022

Malaysia provides for interesting paradoxes. Poverty was reduced by adopting a horizontal perspective to policy planning through affirmative action targeting one ethnic group lagging economically in society. However, outcomes of affirmative action include growing wealth and income disparities, a...

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The regulation of interconnection and regulatory alignment in the Southern African Development Community

Nsomba, Grace - 2021

roaming services. The investigation and analysis find that there are currently low levels of alignment in regulation between … operator costs is asymmetric, making regulation challenging, as this affects the extent to which the relationship between costs …-the-top services. Attention therefore needs to be paid to the harmonization of regulation regarding Internet-related services. Here …

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Global trends in the political economy of smart grids: A tailored perspective on 'smart' for grids in transition

Eid, Cherrelle; Hakvoort, Rudi; de Jong, Martin - 2016

The global transition towards sustainable, secure, and affordable electricity supply is driving changes in the consumption, production, and transportation of electricity. This paper shows the different policy aims that are promoted with smart grids in Europe, the United States, and China. In all...

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Special economic zones in Southern Africa: Is success influenced by design attributes?

Dube, Cornelius; Matsika, Wellington; Chiwunze, Gamuchirai - 2020

Special economic zones (SEZs) in Africa are generally regarded as underperforming relative to their peers in the rest of the world. This study focuses on the design features of the SEZ in Africa that may help explain this underperformance. Literature was reviewed to identify the key design...

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Competition and inclusive regional economic growth in food production: Barriers to entry and the role of African multinational corporations

Bosiu, Teboho; Vilakazi, Thando - 2020

The growth of African multinational companies in Southern and East Africa in recent decades brings with it a great opportunity for development of productive capacity in the region and greater regional integration. This study identifies three emerging multinationals in the region- Trade Kings...

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Barriers to entry and the role of African multinational corporations: Entrants in intermediate industrial products (inputs into construction)

Nsomba, Grace; Vilakazi, Thando - 2021

Effective competition in the Southern and East African regions requires independent rivals competing across borders and within domestic markets through innovation and effort, investment, product quality, and prices. To understand the constraints to more dynamic rivalry between firms within the...

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Civil service reform: A review

Repucci, Sarah - 2012

Civil service reform is one of the most intractable yet important challenges for governments and their supporters today. However, civil service reform thus far has largely failed. Based on a review of existing literature, this paper presents principles for donors, governments, and advocates to...

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Liberia's gender-sensitive police reform. Starting from scratch? Improving representation and responsiveness

Bacon, Laura - 2013

After its 14-year civil war, Liberia worked with multiple donors and partners to restore security. This paper explores the Liberia National Police's innovative efforts to create a more gender-sensitive police service and describes the international and domestic support it received in doing so....

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