Shedding Light on Zimbabwe’s Economy 2007 Funded by USAID’s Country Analytic Project, this study compares the performance of Zimbabwe’s economy to that of Zambia and South Africa, “the medians for low-income countries and low-income Sub-Saharan Africa”, and its own performance ...

Produced under the MYPE Competitiva program for a Spanish speaking audience, this primer on intellectual property rights targets micro, small, and medium sized businesses in Colombia. It explores how intellectual property can be an important means for raising the competitiveness ...

In this paper we examine financing constraints on the development of Mozambique’s domestic private sector, focusing primarily on the high cost and low availability of credit. We include a detailed review of the legal and judicial foundations for financial sector ...

Trade and foreign direct investment can both transform economic structures and relationships in the developing world-but FDI may ultimately have the greater impact. It not only finances new production but is also the means for transferring technologies and best practices ...

Integrity in Bangladesh’s Rural Electrification Electric power distribution is important for economic development and governance, but corruption frequently undermines it. Attempts to reduce corruption usually focus on extending electric power to people as well as on the corruption itself. In ...

2006 Trade liberalization presents many opportunities for producers and consumers but may also induce significant economic adjustments. While competitive firms prosper and grow, others may contract or change their production patterns. Adjustment is particularly challenging for workers whose skills are ...