Swimming Against the Tide? An Assessment of the Private Sector in the Pacific
Holden, Paul; Bale, Malcom; Holden, Sarah | June 2004
Abstract
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently launched an initiative to gain sharper insights into the underlying issues inhibiting private sector development in the Pacific. This publication contributes to the discussion by taking a hard look at the problems, evaluating them against international experience and best practices, and raising critical issues. Options and potential solutions to address these are offered to the governments and their development partners.
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Holden, Paul; Bale, Malcom; Holden, Sarah. 2004. Swimming Against the Tide? An Assessment of the Private Sector in the Pacific. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2656. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
971-561-534-1
Keywords
Development
Private Sector
Private Sector Development
Development Challenges
Development Financing
Infrastructure Development
Private Sector Investments
Development projects
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