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kerf
 Privatizing Africa's Infrastructure : Promise and challenge / Kerf, Michel
This paper examines the promise and challenge of infrastructure privatization in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on power, telecommunications, water, rail, ports and airports. The paper places primary emphasis on mobilizing private investment in infrastructure. To realize the potential of infrastructure privatization in sub-Saharan Afr [...]
World Bank; - 99p., Bibliogr.
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thillairajah
 Development of rural financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa / Thillairajah, Sabapathy
This report attempts to synthesize the promising elements in rural finance operations reviewed in countries within and outside sub-Saharan Africa, with the focus on savings mobilization, improving loan portfolio management, reducing transaction costs etc. The experiences reviewed point to the relatively successful performance of the informal sector [...]
World Bank; 1994 - 142p.
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PETER
 Higher Education Quality Assurance in Sub-Saharan Africa: status, challenges, opportunities, and promising practices / Materu, Peter
This report maps and assesses the status and practice of higher education quality assurance (QA) in Sub-Saharan Africa. It centers on quality assurance in degree-granting tertiary institutions, but also incorporates, where available, information on other types of tertiary education. A main finding is that structured national-level quality assurance [...]
The World Bank; 2007 - 80p. ; Ref.
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wps4042
 Mobilizing Urban Infrastructure Finance Within a Responsible Fiscal Framework. South African Case / van Ryneveld, Philip
Since South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994, it has given significant attention to building an effective system of decentralization including provincial and local government. While provincial governments are responsible mainly for the implementation of social services such as health and education, the provision of much of the urb [...]
The Work Bank; 2006 - 17p
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book
 The promise of privatization: a challenge for american foreign policy / VERNON, Raymond
Council on Foreign Relations; 1988 - 295p.
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foster_eng
 Africa’s Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation: Overview / Foster, Vivien
Africa’s Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation highlights the results of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a study conducted by a partnership of institutions including the African Union Commission, African Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, the New Partnership for Af [...]
World Bank; 2010 - x-27 p.
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book
 Human rights Under african constitutions: realizing the promise for ourselves /
PENN; 2003 - 434p
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wps3282decentralization
 Fiscal Decentralization in DEveloping and Transition Economies : Progress, Problems, and the Promise / Shah, Anwar
The author discusses the revolution in public sector thinking that is transforming the public sectors of developing and transition countries. Countries are reconsidering their fiscal systems and searching for the right balance between central government control and decentralized governance. Political decentralization has advanced in most countries.. [...]
The World Bank; 2004 - 47p; Ref.
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kerf
 Do state holding companies facilitate private participation in the water sector? Evidene from Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal / Kerf, Michel
When the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal decided to involve the private sector in the provision of water services, they also established state holding companies - state-owned entities with exclusive or partial responsibilities for: a) owning infrastructure assets; b) planning and financing investments (replacing assets and expanding networks); c) regul [...]
World Bank; 2000 - 33p., Ref.
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wps2064
 Regulating privatized rail transport / Campos, Javier
Traditionally, transport regulation has been viewed as an exercise in second-best optimization, acknowledging the existence of huge information problems. Then the rail industry was deeply restructured worldwide to halt erosion of the sector's share of transportation markets. Restructuring took different forms in different countries, ranging from si [...]
World Bank; 1999 - 66p.
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wps1868
 Government Support to private infrastructure projects in emerging markets / Dailami, Mansoor
Driven by fiscal austerity and disenchantment with the performance of state-provided infrastructure services, many governments have turned to the private sector to build, operate, finance, or own infrastructure in power, gas, water, transport, and telecommunications sectors. Private capital flows to developing countries are increasing rapidly; 15 p [...]
World Bank; 1998 - 29p.
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wtp313
 Airport infrastructure : the emerging role of the private sector / Kapur, Anil
Drawing on extensive interviews with airport authorities in both developed and developing countries, this report analyzes the current ownership and management structure and describes the privatization techniques used. It describes the growing importance of air transportation within the framework of other infrastructure, the types of ownership and m [...]
World Bank; 1995 - 78p., Bibliogr.
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book
 Developing Science, Mathematics, and ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Promising Practices / / OTTEVANGER, Wout / AKKER, Jan Van den /
The World Bank; 2007 - 84p; Ref
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book
 Local Government Financial Resources Management: with emphasis on land-based financial resources mobilization /
DPC; - 24p., Notes
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hanna
 Exploiting information technology for development: A case study of India / Hanna, Nagy
This paper proposes a framework for developing a national strategy for information technology development and diffusion in support of economy-wide competitiveness. The specific country case is India, a developing economy with substantial promise to become a global player in the software services. It is also a country where timely information is sca [...]
World Bank; 1994 - 121p.
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 Making Finance Work for Africa / Honohan, Patrick
Making Finance Work for Africa presents a coherent policy approach that addresses African priorities and can work in African conditions. It challenges the applicability of some conventional views on a range of issues from securities markets and banking regulation to the organization of microfinance institutions. The authors identify promising trend [...]
The World Bank; 2007 - 240p; Ref
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gronau
 Are Ghana's roads paying their way? Assessing road use cost and user charges in Ghana / Gronau, Reuben
The author studied how much road damage contributes to road use costs in Ghana and how the marginal social costs should be recovered. This required understanding the road deterioration process better and analyzing the implications for vehicle operating costs and road user charges. The most important thing learned is that studies of road-user costs [...]
World Bank; 1991 - 44p.
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wps4200
 Price Structure and Network Externalities in the Telecommunications Industry: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa / Iimi, Atsushi
Many developing countries have experienced significant developments in their telecommunications network. Countries in Africa are no exception to this. The paper examines what factor facilitates most network expansion using micro data from 45 fixed-line and mobile telephone operators in 18 African countries [...]
The World Bank; 2007 - 43p; Ref
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 Reforming infrastructure privatization regulation and competition / Kessides, Ioannis N.
Infrastructure industries and services are crucial for generating economic growth, alleviating poverty, and increasing international competitiveness. Safe water is essential for life, and health. Reliable electricity saves businesses and consumers from having to invest in expensive backup systems, or more costly alternatives, and keeps rural women [...]
The World Bank; 2004 - 306 p; Ref
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kumar
 Mobilizing domestic capital markets for infrastructure financing international experience and lessons for China / Kumar, Anjali
China, like other developing countries, faces the challenge of upgrading and expanding its infrastructure facilities so that economic growth will not be jeopardized by infrastructure-related constraints. Exclusive dependence on external funding presents risks, for example if domestic costs are met by incurring foreign currency obligations. Increasi [...]
World Bank; 1997 - 88p.
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