TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klein,Michael
AU  - Hadjimichael,Bita
TI  - The private sector in development
SN  - 082135437X (pbk.)
U1  - 338.9 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Industrial policy
KW  - Trade regulation
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Competition
N1  - Included Index; 1. The Private Sector and Poverty Reduction ---
2. The Investment Climate ---
3. Public Intervention to Promote Supply Response ---
4. Private Participation and Markets for Basic Services ---
5. Private Sector Development and Pro-Poor Policy Design ---
6. Private Sector Development and Sustainability ---
7. Policy and the Country Context for Reform ---
8. Conclusions
N2  - Over the years, the term private sector development has been misunderstood and misconstrued. During the decade of the 1990s, the role of the private sector in economic development received increasing attention, with controversy surrounding such issues as privatization and corporate scandals. This publication provides a comprehensive treatment of the topic. Central to the discussion is the design of public policy that promotes an appropriate balance between competition and regulation. This book places special emphasis on the means by which private initiative is channeled into socially useful directions, particularly job creation and basic service delivery for good people. Finally, there is discussion of the implications of private sector involvement for policies of development institutions.--Publisher's description
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