This report presents key research questions; study methods; findings; and recommendations for inclusion in the implementation of the village law. The recommendations are: emphasize the village meeting...
As they mature, mini grid sectors evolve from marginally viable competitive entrants to potential monopoly providers of essential services. In early stages, overly stringent regulation can choke the sector’s...
Indonesia’s goods market efficiency is affected by significant import and investment barriers, which reduce the competitiveness of domestic firms, decrease Indonesia’s participation in global value chains...
The Government of Bulgaria (GoB) is concerned that large retail chains may be using their superior bargaining position to dictate the terms of contractual relations with their suppliers. The Government...
The past year held many challenges for microfinance: not since the Asian crisis of the late 1990s has the sector faced a more difficult economic environment. Yet despite these conditions, most micro-finance...
This note highlights key issues in the Palestinian telecommunications sector, and suggests possible recommendations for policy and regulatory reform. The sector is characterized by the presence of a private...
One of the contentious issues in electricity reform is whether there are significant gains from restructuring systems that are moderately well run. South Africa's electricity system is a case in point...
This paper aims to answer the persistent challenge that faces the governments of least-developed countries as well as policy advisors at the Bretton Woods Institutions, the United Nations, and aid agencies:...
During 2003, the World Bank Institute sent a needs assessment questionnaire to 48 competition agencies in transition and emerging countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Responses were classified...
In August 1999 the Moroccan government awarded a second mobile telecommunications license through international tender. All bidders made commitments on quality, coverage, and tariffs that would significantly...
The Governance, Regulation and Finance Division of the World Bank Institute (WBIGF) conducted a core course on competition policy in Washington, D.C., from December 13-18, 1998. This was the first training...
Throughout the world, the rail industry historically has been one of the most extensively regulated of all sectors. Price, entry, exit, financial structure, accounting methods, vertical relations, and...