Egyptian Women Workers and Entrepreneurs

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Over the past decade, Egyptian women have made significant progress in improving their economic and social status. The government's commitment to wome... Lees meer

Creating Jobs in Africa's Fragile States

Nora Dudwick, Radhika Srinivasan

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Nowhere is the need to generate employment more urgent than in the fragile states of Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, where the majority of the lab... Lees meer

Untying the Land Knot

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Access to well-secured, well-zoned and well-serviced land is a crucial condition for industrial and commercial investment. In many developing countrie... Lees meer

Light Manufacturing in Tanzania

Hinh T Dinh, Celestin Monga

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Light Manufacturing in Tanzania argues that for Tanzania to remain one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, it has to make progress... Lees meer

Economic Opportunities for Women in the East Asia and Pacific Region

Amanda Ellis, Daniel Kirkwood, Dhruv Malhotra

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• The East Asia and Pacific region has made great progress, relative to other regions, with regard to both economic development and, specifically, econo... Lees meer

Revitalizing Industrial Growth in Pakistan

Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Dan Biller, Ijaz Nabi, Leonard Ortolano, Ghazal Dezfuli, Javaid Afzal, Santiago Enriquez

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Pakistan's population is growing and becoming more urbanized. By 2020, Karachi and Lahore will each have a population of well over 10 million people a... Lees meer

How Firms Cope with Crime and Violence

Michael Goldberg, Kwang W Kim, Maria Ariano

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Crime and violence inflict high costs on the private sector--costs that are rising globally, according to the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys, discuss... Lees meer

Nepal's Investment Climate

Gabi G Afram, Angelica Salvi Del Pero

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006 and Constituent Assembly elections in 2008 have paved the way for political and economic refo... Lees meer

Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa: An Empirical Analysis sheds light on the characteristics of formal and informal manufacturing firms in A... Lees meer

The Small Entrepreneur in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

John Speakman, Annoula Rysova

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• This book is part of a broader effort by the World Bank Group to understand the motives and challenges of small entrepreneurs in fragile and conflict-... Lees meer

Fostering Entrepreneurship in Georgia

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Job creation and productivity growth are at the forefront of the global development agenda. The central challenge today for the government of Georgia ... Lees meer

Fostering Entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• "Job creation and productivity growth are at the forefront of the global development agenda. This is particularly relevant for Azerbaijan, whose gover... Lees meer

Industrial Clusters and Micro and Small Enterprises in Africa

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• The World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute, and the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development... Lees meer

Fostering Entrepreneurship in Armenia

World Bank

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• The central challenge facing the government of Armenia today is the need to transform its economic infrastructure into one that, in the medium term, i... Lees meer

Clusters of Competitiveness

Raj Nallari, Breda Griffith

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• This primer on "Clusters of Competitiveness" provides a critical overview of competitiveness at many levels. Competitiveness is a broad subject with a... Lees meer

Light Manufacturing in Zambia

Hinh T Dinh

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• While Zambia's recent growth has been impressive, it has not been accompanied with adequate job creation. To be sustainable and to create productive e... Lees meer

Light Manufacturing in Vietnam

Hinh T Dinh

• Paperback | Engels | Directions in Development - Private Sector Development
• Light Manufacturing in Vietnam makes the case that, if the country is to continue along a rapid economic growth path and create jobs, it must undertak... Lees meer