For a large part of the last two millennia, China was the world's largest and most advanced
economy. Then it missed the Industrial Revolution and stagnated. Only after opening to the …

Based on international evidence, this study confirms that telecommunications liberalization
is conducive to higher efficiency, contributing to Information and Communications …

This paper investigates the potential impact of opening up telecommunications to
competition in MENA on this sector performance and on the participation of the region in the …

Cet ouvrage fait le point sur les avancées récentes de la privatisation dans la région
subsaharienne en Afrique. Avec un produit total de tout juste 8.8 milliards de dollars contre …

T his final chapter looks to the future and provides policy recommendations for expanding
the range and uptake of mobile applications for development. In practical terms, that means …

* An earlier version of this paper served as a background paper for the WDR 2001. The
authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Nicola Tynan, Timothy Irwin, and several …

Les privatisations sont un élément central de l'agenda des réformes dans les pays en
développement. En Afrique comme ailleurs, les gouvernements ont commencé à mener de …

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Barcelona Process) is an ambitious partnership
agreement among European Union's member states and their partners in the South of the …

This research examines the changing role of the government and the market in regulating
the telecommunications sector since 1996 in Taiwan. It also explores changes in the …

A vast body of empirical research has sought to identify the key factors underpinning the
growth of economies. Much of this work has relied on cross-country regressions. Many of the …