Development policy and impact evaluation: learning and accountability in private sector development

2021 ◽  
pp. 378-390
Author(s):  
Giel Ton
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Private Sector Development

scholarly journals Development Of SMEs In Myanmar In The Globalization Era

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Balbir B. Bhasin ◽  
Sivakumar Venkataramany
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Private Sector Development ◽  
Investment Liberalization ◽  
Trade And Investment

SMEs are of overwhelming importance to the young and growing economies of most Southeast Asian nations, but this is exceptionally the case for Myanmar. The country is rich with resources but has not managed to rid itself of post colonial mismanagement, socialist and bureaucratic tendencies. This paper evaluates the existing private sector development policy in Myanmar which can only be defined as lacking any substance, coherence and coordination. Myanmar needs to create a meaningful and comprehensive policy for the development of its private sector. This includes trade and investment liberalization and creation of infrastructure. Much can be learned from other members of ASEAN, such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, that have succeeded in similar endeavors.

scholarly journals Private Sector Development in Kuwait: A Product Space Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Mohammed Chemingui, PhD ◽  
Faten Al Jabsheh, PhD ◽  
Kais Faki
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Sector Development ◽  
Enabling Environment ◽  
Red Tape ◽  
Oil Sector

<p><em>The advent of oil in the GCC countries has led their governments to assume an ever-increasing role in the economy and to build comprehensive welfare states, based largely on the provision of employment in the public sector and the generous supply of social services and heavily subsidized utilities, to their citizens. Moreover, an intricate web of regulatory and restrictive rules and regulations has come into existence over time, resulting in a private sector that is not competitive, is not outward-looking and is generally rent-seeking. The aim of this paper is to investigate the challenges that are preventing Kuwait from succeeding in diversifying its economy and developing a competitive private sector and the pre-requisite enabling environment, thereby reducing its dependence on the oil sector. </em><em>Results of the analysis carried out in this study reveal that developing the role of private sector in the economic transformation of Kuwait could be achieved through a three interconnected strategies: i</em><em>mproving the enabling environment for business to free private sector investors from existing regulations and red tape, developing new markets and opportunities through the creation of new investment opportunities, and ensuring competitiveness and integration with the regional and world economies.</em></p>

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