Pleskovic, BorisLin, Justin YifuLin, Justin YifuPleskovic, Boris2013-05-222013-05-222009978-0-8213-7125-11813-9477https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13521The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a leading forum for advanced, forward-looking research on important development issues. Each year, the ABCDE brings policy makers and politicians together with researchers from academe, international organizations, and think tanks. The diverse perspectives of the international development community mingle and coalesce through in-depth debates on important themes on the development agenda. The 2008 ABCDE was devoted to the theme 'the private sector and development' and highlighted such issues as financial inclusion, key factors in the business climate, and the provision of public services by non-state actors.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOaccess to international marketsaffirmative actionallocationallocative efficiencyassetsBank borrowerBank Privatizationbanking sectorbanksbiasesborrowerborrowingbudget constraintsbusiness associationsbusiness communityBusiness ownerscapacity buildingcapital investmentcapital marketscapital stockcapitalsclimate changecollateralcollateral requirementscompetitivenessConfederationConsumer surplusconsumerscontractual obligationCorporationcorruptioncost minimizationcreditworthy firmsdebtdebt reliefdebtsdemand scheduledemocracyderegulationdeveloped countriesdevelopment assistancedevelopment centerdevelopment centersDevelopment Economicsdevelopment financedevelopment policiesdevelopment policydevelopment processesdevelopment strategiesdevelopment strategydiscriminationdistribution of incomeDividendsdrinking watereconometric analysiseconomic activityeconomic developmenteconomic difficultyeconomic efficiencyeconomic growtheconomic historyeconomic lifeeconomic opportunitiesEconomic Opportunityeconomic policieseconomic policyeconomic reformseconomic researcheconomic situationeconomic theoryEconomicseconomies of scaleeconomistseducation systemempirical evidenceempirical studiesemployeeemployeremployersemployment opportunitiesentitlementsentrepreneurEntrepreneursentrepreneurshipenvironmentalenvironmental problemsenvironmental protectionequilibriumequitable accessexpendituresExportsexternal financingexternalitiesextreme povertyfair tradefamily businessesfinancial crisisfinancial developmentfinancial institutionsfinancial marketsfinancial performancefinancial resourcesfinancial sector policiesfinancial systemfinancial systemsfinancing obstaclesfixed costfixed costsforecastsforeign investmentformal financial sectorGDPgendergovernment policiesgovernment subsidygross domestic producthuman rightsilliteracyincome distributioninelastic demandinequalityinflationinformal workersinformation technologyinsuranceinterest ratesInternational BankInternational Financeinternational tradeinvestment spendinglabor forcelabor marketlabor productivitylegislationliving conditionsliving standardsmarginal costmicrofinancemonopolynatural resourcesoperating efficiencyownership structurepeer reviewplanned economypolicy environmentpolicy makerspolitical economypolitical sciencepollutionprice changesPrice Subsidyprivate ownershipPrivate SectorPrivatizationprivatizationsproductive assetsprofitabilitypublic debtpublic enterprisespublic financepublic goodsPublic Policypublic sectorpublic servicespublic transportpublic-private partnershippurchasing powerreal GDPreal gross domestic productregression analysesrepaymentRepayment ratesRepublicrural businesssavingssecuritiessmall enterprisessmall loansocial exclusionsocial infrastructuresocial responsibilitysocial securitysocial welfaresoft budget constraintsstate interventionstructural changesubsidiarysustainable developmenttaxtax burdentax lawstax ratestechnical assistancetechnical supporttelecommunicationstrade-offtraining centerstransition economiesunemploymentUnionvaluationvalue addedvillageswater supplywealthwelfare economicsWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7125-1