Is the Investment Climate Limiting Private Sector Involvement?

2014 ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Jemima Sy ◽  
Robert Warner ◽  
Jane Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Private Sector Involvement

Investment climate and government turnover in russian regions

2014 ◽  
pp. 88-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Syunyaev ◽  
L. Polishchuk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Regional Data ◽  
Endogenous Property Rights ◽  
The Impact

We study the impact of Russian regional governors’ rotation and their affiliation with private sector firms for the quality of investment climate in Russian regions. A theoretical model presented in the paper predicts that these factors taken together improve “endogenous” property rights under authoritarian regimes. This conclusion is confirmed empirically by using Russian regional data for 2002—2010; early in that period gubernatorial elections had been canceled and replaced by federal government’s appointments. This is an indication that under certain conditions government rotation is beneficial for economic development even when democracy is suppressed.

scholarly journals Potential Private Sector Involvement in Supporting Refugee Livelihoods and Self-reliance in Uganda: Annotated Bibliography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Louise Strachan
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Project Impact ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Investment Opportunities ◽  
Development Programming ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Private Sector Involvement

There is some evidence of the private sector playing a role in supporting refugee livelihoods and self-reliance in Uganda during the period 2016-2020. However, a number of evaluations and research reports highlight the potential for greater private sector involvement, if existing constraints are addressed. Key lessons identified in the literature include the need for more research, especially on market potential, to address the existing knowledge gaps on the role the private sector can play in supporting refugee livelihoods and self-reliance in Uganda. The literature notes that limited access to capital, as well as appropriate financing schemes, are key constraints to the growth of the agribusiness sector. Furthermore, access to natural resources required for agri-business, such as land and water needs to receive more attention from NGOs and donors. The evidence also shows that there is a need for guidelines on the monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian adaptations of market systems development programming. The literature also notes that local actors should be involved in the design and assessment of investment opportunities and risk of interventions to increase project impact.

The State, Private Sector Development, and Ghana's “Golden Age of Business”

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Private Sector Development ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Adjustment Program ◽  
The Government

Abstract:The promotion of the private sector has become an integral part of Ghana's economic development strategy since it embarked on its structural adjustment program (SAP) in 1983. Private sector development, which involves the improvement of the investment climate and the enhancing of basic service delivery, is considered one of the necessary factors for sustaining and expanding businesses, stimulating economic growth, and reducing poverty. This article examines the policies of Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) government and its strategies for making the private sector the bedrock of economic development and for achieving what it calls the “Golden Age of Business.” It argues that while the policies and initiatives being pursued have the potential to help in the development of the private sector in Ghana, the government has to play a more central role in this process, not only by creating the enabling environment for private businesses, but also by providing business with support and protection. While the “Golden Age of Business” is a neoliberal concept, its effective implementation requires a robust statist input.

The Socialization of Greece’s Debt

2019 ◽  
pp. 261-273
Author(s):  
Jerome Roos
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Adjustment Costs ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Member States ◽  
Debt Restructuring ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Radical Shift ◽  
Private Sector Involvement ◽  
The Eu ◽  
The Imf

In March 2012, Greece opened a tender for a voluntary bond exchange in which its private bondholders could swap their securities for a variety of redenominated debt instruments. This chapter discusses the lead-up to and outcome of this debt restructuring, showing how the debt swap was specifically designed to spare the biggest private bondholders—EU banks—while leaving Greek taxpayers and pensioners to foot the bill for the subsequent hit taken by their own banks and pension funds. It shows how the debt restructuring of 2012 led to a radical shift in Greece's debt profile and creditor composition: from bonds held by private EU banks to official-sector loans from the EU member states and the IMF. By the end of private sector involvement, both the adjustment costs for the crisis and the risk of a future default had been fully socialized.

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