The Importance of Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Countries

Paul Collier estimates that 73 percent of the poorest billion people in the world live in countries affected by conflict. In this book 'The Bottom Billion,' conflict is the first of the 'traps' responsible for keeping the populations of some countries in poverty. The author argues that low or negative economic growth in a country dramatically increases the chance of conflict.

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Main Author: Bold, Chris
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-11
Subjects:ACCESS TO CAPITAL, BANK ACCOUNTS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESSES, CALL CENTER, CIVIL WAR, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPORTERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HARMONIZATION, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL BASE, INFORMAL SECTOR, INSTITUTION, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOBS, JOINT VENTURE, LOAN, LOCAL BUSINESS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MICROFINANCE, MOBILE PHONE, PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, RAID, RAIDS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, SMALL BUSINESSES, TARGETS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE, VALUE CHAINS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/12344358/importance-private-sector-development-conflict-affected-countries
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10522
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