World Bank2014-08-142014-08-142013-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19330This First Phase Report on Sierra Leone growth poles is the result of a 9 months consultative process led by the Office of the President which specifically requested that the output of this diagnostic be in an engaging format. The fundamental concept of growth poles is that they exploit agglomeration economies and spillover effects to spread resulting prosperity from the core of the pole to the periphery. At the basis of this theory is the assumption that economic development is not uniform over a region. Rather, it concentrates around a geographic feature or economic hub. In particular, it frequently concentrates around a key industry, around which linked industries develop. A growth pole can be used to nurture direct and indirect linkages from the flagship industry to supporting sectors, which vastly expands the employment generation potential of new investments in said flagship industry. The expansion of this key industry implies the expansion of output, employment, related investments, as well as new technologies and new industrial sectors.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCELERATORSACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCREDITATIONACTION PLANADBADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERSAGRICULTUREALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONARREARSBACK UPBACK-UPBANK ALTERNATIVEBARRIERS TO INVESTMENTBORROWINGBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS CENTERBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS LEADERSBUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS SERVICESCAPABILITIESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCDCENTRAL BANKCHAMBER OF COMMERCECITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL WARCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMINGCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCONSOLIDATIONCONSTRUCTION COMPANIESCONSULTATIVE PROCESSCOPYRIGHTCORRUPTIONCOST ANALYSISCOST OF CAPITALCURRENT ACCOUNTDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEFICITSDELIVERY SYSTEMDELIVERY SYSTEMSDEPOSITDEPOSITSDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIVERSIFICATIONDONOR RESOURCESDONOR SUPPORTDYNAMIC ENTERPRISESE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC BOOMECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTRICITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYEREMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENDOWMENTSENROLLMENTENTREPRENEURSEQUALITYEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXPATRIATEEXPECTED VALUEEXPENDITUREEXPLOITATIONEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFACILITATIONFACTOR ENDOWMENTSFARMERSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL DEPTHFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCING PLANFINANCING SOURCESFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTGDPGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGEOGRAPHICAL AREASGOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESSGOVERNMENT SUBSIDYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTICTIMPLEMENTATION PROCESSESINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIALIZATIONINEQUALITYINFLATIONINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMATION SYSTEMINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESJOB CREATIONLABOR MARKETLAND ISSUESLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLICENSESLITERACY RATESLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOW INCOME COUNTRIESMANUFACTURINGMARKET ACCESSMATERIALMDASMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMICRO-FINANCEMICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONSMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRYMIGRATIONNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL ENDOWMENTSNATURAL RESOURCESNEW BUSINESSESNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEWSLETTERPARLIAMENTPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL STABILITYPOOR ACCESSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRESENT VALUEPRIME MINISTERPRIVATE FUNDSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTSPRIVATE SECTORSPRIVATIZATIONPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROMOTION ACTIVITIESPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC MONEYPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSQUERIESREAL GDPREGULATORY QUALITYREINVESTMENTRESULTRESULTSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MITIGATIONRULE OF LAWSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSLASMALL BUSINESSSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSUBSIDIARYSUPERVISIONSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY OF CREDITTARGETSTAX COLLECTIONTAX REVENUESTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMTELEPHONETRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRANSACTIONTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUSERUSESVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSVENTURE CAPITALWAGESWATER SUPPLYWEALTHWORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORSYOUTH10.1596/19330