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Determinants of entrepreneurial activities and returns : evidence from the Gambia
(2007-11)
Small, non-farm enterprises have long been considered an important source of income for poor households and therefore potentially very important for reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth. However, their ...
Harnessing traditional governance in Southern Africa
(2007-11)
This paper is the result of a study conducted to assess the current role that traditionalleadership plays in public service delivery and to investigate how this role could be further enhanced. The findings from the study ...
Financing climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa : key issues and options for policy-makers and negotiators
(2009-05)
This paper was commissioned by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development- Africa Partnership Forum, at the request of the Secretariat of the African ...
Transforming Africa : an agenda for action
(2005)
This paper Transforming Africa : an agenda for action. This collection of lectures reflects pinpoint the structural constraints and the policy and institutional weaknesses that must be addressed urgently in several core areas.
Factors hindering effective management of government information in Kenya : WSIS follow - up conference on access to information and knowledge for development
(2006-03)
The role of government information in good governance is explained and the factors hindering effective management of this information in Kenya are discussed. These factors relate to lack of a National Information Policy, ...
Political parties in public policies
(2007-11)
This document contains information on The Fourth Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society on,of Political parties in public policies, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 19-20 November 2007.
Best practices of public-private sector partnership for improving the enabling business environment and support services
(2001-11)
The trend towards market-oriented economic development gives an increasingly prominent recognition of the private sector as the engine for economic growth and development. The State on the other hand is more and more been ...
Policies for building post-conflict peace: Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on the Economics of Civil Conflicts in Africa
(2000-04)
This paper explores appropriate policies for sustainable peace both for the international community
and for a post-conflict government. and it provides an overview of the problem. It discuss the risk factors which determine ...