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Political economy of Nigerian power sector reformThe Nigerian power sector reform is necessitated by the chronic poor performance of the sector and has as its compass the 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act and the Roadmap for Power Sector Reform 2010...
Political science Economic power PrivatizationBook Chapter
Institutional Reforms, Private Sector, and Economic Growth in AfricaThe aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of institutional reforms on the revival of African economies...
Economic policy (Business enterprises) Economic development Institutional economicsBlog
Africa's Failure to Industrialize: Bad Luck or Bad Policy?
16 December 2014 John Page On 20 November 2014 the United Nations celebrated the 25th Africa Industrialization Day. But perhaps ‘celebrate’ is not exactly the right word...
Competition Economic development Structural adjustment (Economic policy)Working Paper
Institutional Reforms, Private Sector, and Economic Growth in AfricaThe aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of institutional reforms on the revival of African economies...
Economic policy (Business enterprises) Economic development Institutional economicsBook Chapter
The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern EuropeFrom the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Elite (Social sciences) Equality and inequality Income distributionBook Chapter
Housing Privatization and Household Wealth in TransitionFrom the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Equality and inequality Household survey HousingWorking Paper
Housing Privatization and Household Wealth in TransitionAll countries in transition experienced increases in inequality. They have also undertaken massive privatization of key asset housing, often on give-away terms. Are these two phenomena related?...
Equality and inequality Household survey HousingWorking Paper
The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern EuropeThis study discusses the evolution of personal wealth in transition economies...
Elite (Social sciences) Equality and inequality Income distributionProject
Personal assets from a global perspectiveTheme: 2004-05
The project aims to assemble data about the distribution and composition of personal assets in developing, transition, and developed countries and to study the implications of personal asset-holding for economic development. The most important asset...
Poverty Inequality and Well-being Personal wealthBook Chapter
Bilateral Official and Non-Governmental Organizations' Supports for Private Sector DevelopmentFrom the book: External Finance for Private Sector Development
Economic assistance and foreign aid International agencies International financeBook
Utility Privatization and Regulation: A Fair Deal for Consumers?Latin American countries have now privatized a large number of their utility industries and make more use of market approaches to delivery through networks...
Privatization Public utilitiesBook Chapter
Angola's Incomplete TransitionFrom the book: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
Imperfect competition Macroeconomics PovertyBook Chapter
Czech RepublicFrom the book: Inequality and Social Structure During the Transition
Equality and inequality Income distribution PrivatizationBook Chapter
Privatization and Economic Strategy in MozambiqueFrom the book: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
Government accountability Privatization Social conflictBook Chapter
The Fiscal Dimensions of Ethiopia's Transition and ReconstructionFrom the book: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa
Economic assistance and foreign aid Fiscal policy MacroeconomicsBook Chapter
KyrgyzstanFrom the book: Inequality and Social Structure During the Transition
Central planning Equality and inequality Income distribution