Documents et rapports
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A comparative analysis of firm based training in East African manufacturing sector : does level of education matter? (anglais)
Using World Bank's (2003) firm-level Investment Climate Survey (ICS) data for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, this paper examines extent in which education and skill levels are important determinants of Firm-based...
Type de document: Évaluation du climat de l’investissement (ICA) Numéro du rapport: 43052 Date du document: 15 mai 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kweka,Josaphat Paul
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A microeconometric evaluation of the Mauritius Technology Diffusion Scheme (TDS) (anglais)
This evaluation of the Mauritius Technology Diffusion Scheme was undertaken to serve as a "benchmark" for assessing matching grant schemes in other countries. It is the first microeconomic study evaluating...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 33738 Date du document: 1 novembre 1999 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Biggs,Tyler S.
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Barriers to growth of firms in developing countries : evidence from Burundi (anglais)
Burundi's past and current structural problems as well as the characteristics of its manufacturing sector are typical of the much larger region of Sub-Saharan Africa and make it a good representative country...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 33733 Date du document: 1 janvier 1998 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Goedhuys,Micheline,Sleuwaegen,Leo
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Trade reforms, incentives on ground and firm performance in Ghana (anglais)
Ghana was one of the first African countries to initiate an IMF/World Bank-sponsored structural adjustment program. In 1983, the Government of Ghana (GOG) introduced its Economic Recovery Program after...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 33735 Date du document: 1 juillet 1997 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Biggs,Tyler S.,Shah,Manju Kedia
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Productivity and competitiveness of African manufacturing (anglais)
This paper focuses on the issue of capability-building in African firms and its effect on manufacturing competitiveness. The authors use primary data from enterprise surveys in three representative Sub-Saharan...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 33730 Date du document: 1 mai 1997 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Biggs,Tyler S.,Raturi,Mayank