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Ko, Chun-wa Johnason, and 高振華. "Sewage treatment in private sector." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253404.

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Ko, Chun-wa Johnason. "Sewage treatment in private sector /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17457750.

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Golon, Jeffrey Edward. "Evaluating private sector participation and program performance : the case of the Private Sector Initiative Program /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487324944215284.

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Rose, Cecily Elizabeth. "International regulation of private sector corruption." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648506.

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ASSAYEW, Tsegaye Anduanbessa. "Finance, private sector development and inequality." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Bergamo, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10446/30382.

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The first chapter seeks to reveal the long-run causal relationship among financial development, savings, openness and growth in Ethiopia using annual data from 1970 through 2010 in a VAR framework. I find no causal relationship between the series, to the dismay of the large “finance-openness-led growth” literature. The evidence, nevertheless, does not entail the impression that financial repression or trade restriction propels economic growth. The early 1990’s and 2000’s are identified as the periods when apparent regime shifts are observed in the economy of the country. Identifying the economic sector that ensures maximum jobs creation remains the most challenging tasks for local and national governments. Chapter Two, explores the local multiplier effect of entry into the tradable sector on that of entry to the nontradable sector using a large panel dataset obtained from the South Africa’s CIPC’s databases on South African metropolitan cities. I find that new entry to tradable sector is significantly associated with entry to nontradable businesses. For each additional establishment of firms in the manufacturing sector in a given municipal unit, 15.26 firms are created in the nontradable sector in the same place. There is an ongoing debate on inequality as a cause for a delay in recovery in the aftermath of recession. Using a simulation of U.S. household income and consumption, I show in Chapter Three that it is possible to get significant differences in savings across income groups based on income-smoothing alone. I have statistically shown that the “rich” may appear to save a higher share of their income than the rest of the people even though the saving rate out of permanent income is the same for all individuals, by assumption. It is, however, less clear that the transitory income effect does, in fact, explain most of the saving rate differences across income groups.
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Pipa, Cristina Maria de Almeida Serrano Ramos. "Diferenciação de salários entre sector público e privado - realidade ou ficção? O caso português." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11124.

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Mestrado em Economia e Políticas Públicas
O debate sobre as diferenças salariais entre os sectores público e privado tem, ao longo dos anos, adquirido importância acrescida na definição das políticas públicas. A actual conjuntura, de crise económica e financeira, na qual as medidas impostas pela Troika entre 2011 e 2014 atingiram sobretudo a Administração Pública via diminuição salarial e congelamento de carreiras, veio demonstrar a actualidade desta temática. O objectivo central desta dissertação é investigar se se pode afirmar que os salários no sector público são, em geral, mais elevados do que no sector privado. Pretende-se elaborar um estudo comparativo entre a distribuição dos salários dos sectores público e privado em Portugal, com vista a perceber se a afirmação é verdadeira ao longo de toda a distribuição dos salários, tendo em conta as características individuais dos trabalhadores de ambos os sectores. Recorrendo aos dados do Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento (EU-SILC) é possível concluir que a afirmação de que os salários no sector público são mais elevados que os do sector privado é verdadeira, mas não o é ao longo de toda a curva da distribuição de salários. Podemos, ainda, concluir que as diferenças salariais entre os dois sectores são, em parte explicadas pelas características individuais dos respectivos trabalhadores.
The debate on the wage gap between the public and private sectors over the years has gained increasing importance in the definition of public policies. The current situation, marked by an economic and financial crisis, and by the Troika measures that hit mainly the public administration, (reduction in wages, freezing careers during 2011-2014), shows the relevance of this theme. The main goal of this thesis is to analyse if the wages in the public sector are generally higher than in the private sector. So, our proposal is to develop a comparative study that will focus on the distribution of wages in the public and private sectors in Portugal, in order to understand if the statement over the wage distribution is true, taking into account the workers' individual characteristics differences between sectors. Using the data from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) we can conclude that the wages in the public sector are higher than those in the private sector, but not along the entire wage distribution curve. We may also conclude that the wage gap between the two sectors are partly explained by the individual characteristics of their employees.
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Mohammed, Kamal, and Nana Afua Boamah Gyimah. "CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP : COLLABORATION BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Marketing and Logistics, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15578.

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Disasters can occur anywhere in the world and when they do, human lives as well as infrastructure are affected in diverse ways. The impact of disasters usually warrant an immediate response from aid agencies because human lives are at stake and that is where humanitarian logistics comes into play. Humanitarian organizations involved in relief efforts have an enormous task of responding to emergencies in a very swift manner and are constantly seeking for new and innovative ways to reach their beneficiaries with utmost satisfaction. One way of doing this is through collaboration and engaging in partnerships with private sector companies. Given the fact that humanitarian organizations and private sector companies operate in different sectors, such partnerships could be challenging yet beneficial in diverse ways. The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the cross-sector partnership between humanitarian organizations and the private sector. In order to achieve this aim, a frame of reference was developed with an operational partnership model and theory whislt examining and contrasting both humanitarian and business supply chains. Our methodology involved both primary and secondary data collection with empirical data collected from two private companies and one humanitarian organization. Data collected for the study were then analyzed in relation to the literature and models outlined in the frame of reference. The results of the study showed that the partnerships between the firms of the two sectors studied were philanthropic, long-term and mutually beneficial in diverse ways. Whilst the private companies benefit through improvements in Corporate Social Responsibility, creating public awareness of their corporate image, and brand among other benefits by engaging in the partnership, humanitarian organizations on the other hand, partner with companies which fit their expressed needs and gain benefits in both monetary and non-monetary terms. Moreover, knowledge transfer through the sharing of skills, experiences, resources and expertise are also very important elements which add to the benefits gained by both partners. In addition, the findings obtained from the respondents of the study demonstrated that trust, personal connection, regular communication and working together are very important elements which can be considered as critical success factors which sustain partnerships.
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Ng, Philip C. T. (Philip Chee Tat). "The need for private sector-public sector collaborative planning in Singapore." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78811.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning and (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1985.
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Bibliography: leaves 114-116.
by Philip C. T. Ng.
M.S.
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Pessoa, Rute. "Projetos de arquitetura paisagista: o mundo privado, da teoria à prática." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11134.

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O presente relatório descreve as atividades desenvolvidas durante o período de estágio curricular, realizado numa entidade privada – o Atelier Jardins do Sul, no âmbito do Mestrado em Arquitetura Paisagista da Universidade de Évora. Este relatório consiste numa abordagem prática de projetos e atividades realizadas no distrito de Évora, refletindo sobre os conhecimentos adquiridos e o conhecimento apreendido ao longo do percurso académico, bem como da sua relevância e aplicabilidade, na prática profissional. Conclui-se que a realidade da prática da profissão apresenta algumas adversidades, para as quais os estudantes de Arquitetura Paisagista não estão devidamente preparados, após uma aprendizagem meramente académica, tornando-se por isso essencial o período de estágio e o contacto com a prática da profissão; ABSTRACT: Landscape Architecture Projects – The private world, from theory to practice The present report describes the developed activities during the curricular internship period, accomplished at a private entity – the Studio Jardins do Sul, under the Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at the University of Évora. This report consists in a practical approach of projects and activities performed in the district of Évora, using the acquired knowledge and the one acquired along the academic degree, as well as its relevance, applicability, and the direct contact with professional practice. It was concluded that the reality of practicing the profession presents some adversities, to which students of Landscape Architecture are not appropriately prepared, for example after a merely academic apprenticeship, showing how essential the Internship is and the utility that comes from the contact with professional practice.
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Valler, David Charles. "Private sector involvement in local economic strategy." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360302.

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Ngwabi, S. S. F. "Urban regeneration and private sector investment : exploring private sector perception of urban regeneration initiatives in the Johannesburg inner city." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04072009-223007.

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Stillman, Steven. "Labor market uncertainty, sectoral earnings, and private sector labor supply in Russia /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7391.

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Wong, Man-wah. "Satisfying all stakeholders in evaluating the feasibility of public-private partnership projects a structural equation model approach /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37277364.

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Fielder, Jesse K. "Does Procedural Justice Matter in the Private Security Sector?: Comparing Public Perceptions of the Private Security and Public Policing Sector." Thesis, Griffith University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/398873.

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The private security industry is expanding rapidly. One explanation for this rapid growth has been the rise of ‘risk thinking’ (Beck, 1992; Button, 2002). Governments, organisations and individuals have become increasingly preoccupied with the idea of risk management and the management of crime. As a result of this rapid expansion, private security officers now find themselves dealing with an ever-increasing diversification of roles, tasks and responsibilities. These new functions are increasingly overlapping with duties and roles traditionally fulfilled by public police officers. Empirical research suggests that the private security sector suffers from a legitimacy deficit (Nalla & Heraux, 2003; Rigakos, Davis, Ortiz, Blunt, & Broz, 2009; Van Steden & Nalla, 2010). Negative perceptions about the legitimacy of private security officers by members of the public hinder the effective and timely fulfilment of their duties. These negative perceptions can manifest through an unwillingness to cooperate with security generally. This is problematic because private security actors and the sector more generally, relies on citizens to be satisfied with their services and to be willing to report criminal incidents. This raises a pressing question of how the private security sector can best enhance their legitimacy in the eyes of the public. This thesis adopts a procedural justice framework, arguing that procedural justice is crucial to the establishment of the legitimacy of the private security sector. In the current thesis, procedural justice reflects the perceived quality of interpersonal treatment from authorities toward those they govern, and the perceived quality of their decision-making. To be procedurally just means that authorities need to adhere to four key principles: (1) treat people with ‘respect’ and dignity, (2) convey ‘trustworthy’ motives, (3) be ‘neutral’ in their dealings with different people, and (4) allow citizens an opportunity to ‘voice’ concerns before making a decision (Goodman-Delahunty, 2010; Tyler, 2006b). The procedural justice framework and its positive effect on the legitimacy of authorities has been well documented in the public police context. Research in public policing consistently reveals that when the public views police officers as enacting their authority in a procedurally just manner, this has positive impacts on their perceptions of the legitimacy of police officers and in turn their willingness to report crime and victimisation to police. The effects of procedural justice perceptions in the private security context have not yet been well explored. This thesis rectifies this gap in the literature. The main aim of this dissertation is to examine the attitudes and perceptions of Australian citizens as they relate to their interactions with private security officers. Specifically, this dissertation will examine whether perceptions of procedural justice held by citizens toward private security actors’ function to improve perceptions of private security officers (i.e., enhance their legitimacy), and function to promote citizens’ willingness to cooperate with private security officers. Of interest is whether these relationships play out in the same way as they do in the public policing context. As such, public attitudes toward public police officers will also be explored in the current dissertation, to enable direct comparison between the two policing contexts. This research explores and compares data gathered measuring public perceptions of private security officers (Study 1) with data measuring perceptions of public police officers (Study 2) in Australia. In Study 1, 374 members of the Australian public completed a survey regarding their views of the private security sector and of private security officers specifically. In Study 2, existing survey data collected from 2088 Australians was used. The public policing survey measured public perceptions of public police officers. Both surveys enable comparisons to be performed between perceptions of private security officers (Study 1) and perceptions of public police officers (Study 2). Analyses of the two surveys revealed broadly similar effects across the two policing contexts. However, respondents indicated that overall perceptions of public police officers were more favourable than perceptions of private security officers. While citizen perceptions were found to be more favourable towards public police, the relationships between the key variables of interest (i.e., procedural justice, legitimacy and willingness to cooperate with the authority) revealed broadly similar patterns. In both policing contexts, where respondents indicated favourable perceptions of procedural justice, they were more likely to perceive the authority as legitimate, and to report they would cooperate with them. The findings of this dissertation support much of the work in procedural justice scholarship highlighting the key role of perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy in engendering citizens’ self-reported willingness to cooperate with authorities. The current thesis also explored the association between perceptions of each of the four principles of procedural justice (i.e., respect, trustworthiness, neutrality and voice) on perceptions of the legitimacy of both private security and public police officers, and their willingness to cooperate with those authorities. Specifically, it was perceptions of trustworthiness and neutrality were found to be significantly associated with perceptions of legitimacy towards both private security officers and public police. However, self-reported willingness to cooperate was significantly associated with perceptions of voice in the private security context – and both voice and respect were found to be significantly associated with self-reported willingness to cooperate in the public policing context. The present research represents one of only a handful of recent studies to explore the effects of procedural justice in the context of private security. It is the first to undertake direct comparisons between the private security and public policing contexts. The findings of the dissertation ultimately suggest a number of implications for both procedural justice and private security research. Firstly, these findings suggest the potential for further application of procedural justice across regulatory contexts, and in particular with private security officers. Secondly, the findings suggest there is some value in separating the individual elements of procedural justice (trustworthiness, respectful treatment, neutrality and voice) and exploring their association with perceptions of legitimacy and willingness to cooperate with authorities in future research. Thirdly, the findings suggest that procedural justice approaches may prove a worthwhile to the private security sector as a way of addressing the legitimacy deficit facing the sector. If private security officers wish to enhance the public’s perceptions of the legitimacy of the private security sector and its officers and if they wish to enhance the public’s self-reported willingness to cooperate with private security officers, adopting the principles of procedural justice may be one way this can be achieved.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Crim & Crim Justice
Arts, Education and Law
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Simpkins, William J. "Value engineering in government and private sector construction." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA383401.

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Zhu, Kejia. "Guanxi with government officials in China's private sector /." View abstract or full-text, 2006. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?SOSC%202006%20ZHU.

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Parente, Genevieve. "Frozen assets : private sector actors in arctic governance." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62498.

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The circumpolar Arctic epitomizes global change as political, social, and economic activities continually reconfigure the region. Diverse actors negotiate around a range of pressing issues such as climate change, trade, defence, and natural resource development. In this international milieu, states seek to pursue national interests as well as cooperate with non-state, supra-national, and sub-national entities that increasingly influence the governance landscape. This project examines how private sector development and state interests interplay in efforts to develop Arctic natural resources and asks what this tells us about the role of the private sector in regional governance. This project contributes to theories of new forms of state power and the political construction of space, especially in critical geopolitical literature. It connects Arctic development and geopolitical literatures through an analysis of the implications of private sector development decisions for state sovereignty. It examines evolving forms of transnational governance in the context of globalized political and socio-economic processes. The circumpolar region is an excellent laboratory for scholars to consider similar issues of sustainability in broader global contexts. This study draws its empirical analysis from two case studies: the Siberian city of Norilsk, Russia and the North Slope Borough in Alaska, USA. The cases focus on recent multi-party policy negotiations at these sites of natural resource development. They are theorized in their own right, as examples of processes in diverse regions, with linkages between them also drawn out. I use a methodological approach that emphasizes the ‘how’ of governance, and explores the practices of policy-making. This framework captures the dynamic social processes that underlie governance in the circumpolar region. This dissertation aims to understand the intertwined roles of states and private sector actors in Arctic political affairs. However, it also contributes to our understanding of the global political economy beyond the Arctic. Economic development and investment decision-making in the circumpolar region have implications for Arctic states, global natural resource markets, energy importing states, as well as for northern residents.
Arts, Faculty of
Geography, Department of
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Bombí, Lamúa Elisa, and elisab_lamua@yahoo co uk. "Inn Housing. The Delights of the Private Sector." RMIT University. Architecture and Design, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080104.134543.

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The masters by research project was titled Inn Housing: The Delights of the Private Sector. It was a space for exploring my practice with the development of a conceptual piece about the shifting condition of the community housing produced in inner cities. The research aim was to develop an argument that inquired into the productive meaning of the application of glass walls on the city's housing façades; being these elements that represented a mode of living unknown to my experience and that challenged the way I perceive the relation between the interior intimate and private space of the house with the public city. A confrontation with a different proposal of housing that gave me enough room to speculate about a significant change that may influence the treatment of the private-intimate space of the housing with the public realm. Since the importance acquired by the glass surface seems to encourage (or put emphasis) on the visual experience by way these hermetic façades visually link the interior space of the house with the exterior, exposing views of either one side or the other of the glass skin. Thus the central research questions raised by this research were: what might be the conception that has shaped this housing where the interior appears connected to the exterior through the glass façade? And significantly, does the visual relation with the glass potentially influences individual behaviour and therefore constitutes different modes for dwelling? The method involved in the development of my argument was primary based on a theoretical framework in conjunction with a practice: the construction of visual material that respond to the stimuli generated by the readings. Whereas the selection of theory and readings was based on the obvious need for material that could help me understand and develop certain aspects of my research, images were used to explore my own thinking responses in states of uncertainty, as these offer me a more clear access to my own thinking material once are projected outside my mind.
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Schart, Ellen E. "Private sector principal influence on broadcast ownership regulation /." Available to subscribers only, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1079668381&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Kaijankoski, Eric A. "Cybersecurity information sharing between public–private sector agencies." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45204.

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Government agencies, businesses, and individuals alike have become more dependent on technology, and the desire and need for interconnectedness has led to increasing network vulnerability affecting both government and private sectors. Recognizing both government and private sector agencies individually lack the capabilities to defend against cyber threats, President Obama has called for a more robust and resilient cybersecurity alliance that encourages information-sharing partnerships with private sector owners and operators in charge of protecting U.S. critical infrastructure. Despite the recent drive for cyber legislation and policies, government agencies and private companies have seemed reluctant to share information related to cyber-attacks and threats with one another. To discover the deeper underlying issues that inhibit public-private cooperation, and to evaluate the effectiveness of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to advance cyber information sharing, this thesis examines the banking and finance sector of U.S. critical infrastructure sector. In doing so, it identifies reasons why information-sharing problems exist between government agencies and private companies; investigates how PPPs satisfy national cybersecurity needs; and, in turn, reveals issues for policymakers to consider when shaping policies that encourage an open dialog between the public and private sector.
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Chou, Che-hui Jeffrey, and 周哲輝. "An evaluation of the private sector participation scheme." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893880.

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Berry, James Norman. "Private sector housing, urban regeneration and property investment." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.338197.

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Murray, Susan Fairley. "Caesarean birth in the private sector in Chile." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271704.

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Ward, Nora Catherine. "Nature's Patrons: Private Sector Engagement and Powerful Environmentalisms." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157630/.

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In this dissertation, I examine the role of private sector engagement in environmental governance. The relationship between mainstream environmentalism and the private sector has moved from one of general hostility to one of constructive engagement in recent times. As a result, the traditional distinctions between environmental non-governmental organizations and private corporations have become blurred, making way for public-private hybrids, facilitated by frameworks of philanthropy, sponsorship, and corporate social responsibility. Connected to these broader reconfigurations in environmental governance are simultaneous alterations in the normative framework of mainstream environmentalism. Ideologically, environmental policy and neoliberalism are now intertwined, entangling assumptions about nature and culture, and reflected in the popularization of environmental protection mechanisms that are deeply embedded in the values of the market economy. Analyzing particular examples of such engagements, and informed by Gramscian theory, I analyze the connections between rising corporate presence in mainstream environmentalism and broader normative and practical change, focusing, in particular, on the frameworks of ecomodernism and the Green Economy. I argue that contemporary private sector engagement in environmentalism leads to the support, production and construction of powerful environmentalisms: environmental ideologies and practices that gain power from, not in spite of, prevailing dominant interests. As such, these powerful environmentalisms tend to produce and reproduce elite processes of capitalist production and prioritize instrumental norms of human-nature relations, while marginalizing others. I conclude by outlining suggestions in support of a democratic environmental politics that represents and recognizes a more diverse array of actors, human-nature relationships, and frameworks of environmental care.
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Jayasundera, Dilanka Chinthana D. C. "Troubled waters : conflict in private-sector water projects /." May be available electronically:, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.

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Chou, Che-hui Jeffrey. "An evaluation of the private sector participation scheme." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20129452.

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Kwablah, Andrews. "Financial Crowding Out of Ghanaian Private Sector Corporations." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4932.

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The government of Ghana borrows from both domestic and foreign sources to finance the budget deficit. By the year 2013, the domestic debt was 55% of the public debt. Government domestic borrowing is competitive and can potentially crowd out the private corporate sector. Therefore, the specific research problem addressed in this study was whether the Ghanaian government's domestic debt (DEBT) caused financial crowding out (FCO) in Ghana. FCO theory is not conclusive and not proven specifically for Ghana, so the purpose of this research was to investigate its presence in Ghana. The neoclassical theory of FCO underpinned the research. The 2 research questions investigated FCO along the quantity and cost channels. The research examined the relationship between DEBT as the independent variable, the quantity of private sector credit (PSCREDIT), and the net interest margin (NIM) of banks as dependent variables. Covariates were macroeconomic and banking industry variables. The research population was the banking sector of the financial services industry. The research was correlational, and it used time series data from the Bank of Ghana and the World Bank. Data analysis used the autoregressive distributed lag method. The analysis returned a negative relationship between DEBT and PSCREDIT, and a positve relationship between NIM and DEBT. These results indicated the presence of FCO along both the quantity and cost channels. The research provides policymakers a means of quantifying the extent and effects of fiscal policies. The study may contribute to positive social change by promoting the revision of fiscal policies to favor the private corporate sector to invest, create jobs, and grow the Ghanaian economy.
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French, Erica. "Strategic equity management in the Australian private sector." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2003. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15887/1/Erica_French_Thesis.pdf.

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Developing equitable practices that provide fair access for all individuals to the benefits and burdens within an organisation remains a dilemma for management both in policy and practice. Research continues to show that the employment status and representation of women is significantly less in relation to those of men. Conflicting arguments on the causes of disparity and competing ideals on the value and means for addressing the disparity have resulted in a number of different opinions on the implementation and practice of equity management. This dissertation contributes to the current knowledge of equity management, exploring contemporary equity management strategies, identifying the approaches of its implementation and analysing these against the outcomes for the status of women's employment. The equity management practices of more that 1900 Australian Private Sector organisations are explored in order to identify the common themes of equity management. Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factory Analysis are used to analyse the data. A model of strategic equity management practice was developed that identifies different structures, strategies and distribution principles designed to address the disparity between men and women. A major aim of this thesis was to explore the ability of a typological theory of equity management approaches to account for the differences in the status of women's employment. The thesis proposes a typology of equity management approaches that explain the implementation of equity management strategies based on structure and process. Four ideal-typical equity management approaches to achieving workplace parity are identified and explored. The traditional (non-compliance), anti-discrimination, affirmative action and gender diversity approaches proposed inform the a priori Cluster Analysis process that grouped Australian organisations based on their use of the approaches to equity management. Significant numbers of Australian organisations were identified utilising each of the identified approaches to equity management. It was further proposed that the different equity management approaches would be predictors of different outcomes for the employment status of women. MANCOVA was used to analyse the equity management approaches (as the independent variables) and the data on the status of women's employment (as the dependent variables). The findings indicate that the different approaches to equity management are predictors of different outcomes for the employment status of women. Results show that the traditional approach to equity management, which includes the use of none of the equity management strategies identified, is not a predictor of increases in any of the employment measures of women. The anti-discrimination approach, which includes the use of a limited number of equity management strategies identified, is a predictor of increases in some of the employment measures of women. The affirmative action approach to equity management, which includes the use of a number of proactive equity management strategies identified, is a predictor of increases in the employment status of women across a number of measures. The gender diversity approach to equity management, which includes the use of all the equity management strategies identified, is a limited predictor of increases in the employment status of women across some of the measures of employment. Managing the equity process within organisations is increasingly identified as an important tool in managing human resources in competitive, global environments that require productive workers and quality outputs. If equity management is to provide an effective means of addressing disparity between men and women in organisations, this thesis argues for the development of a strategic process to address the specific issues of disparity and the particular needs of the individual and the explicit goals of the organisation in equal opportunity.
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French, Erica. "Strategic Equity Management in the Australian Private Sector." Queensland University of Technology, 2003. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15887/.

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Developing equitable practices that provide fair access for all individuals to the benefits and burdens within an organisation remains a dilemma for management both in policy and practice. Research continues to show that the employment status and representation of women is significantly less in relation to those of men. Conflicting arguments on the causes of disparity and competing ideals on the value and means for addressing the disparity have resulted in a number of different opinions on the implementation and practice of equity management. This dissertation contributes to the current knowledge of equity management, exploring contemporary equity management strategies, identifying the approaches of its implementation and analysing these against the outcomes for the status of women's employment. The equity management practices of more that 1900 Australian Private Sector organisations are explored in order to identify the common themes of equity management. Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factory Analysis are used to analyse the data. A model of strategic equity management practice was developed that identifies different structures, strategies and distribution principles designed to address the disparity between men and women. A major aim of this thesis was to explore the ability of a typological theory of equity management approaches to account for the differences in the status of women's employment. The thesis proposes a typology of equity management approaches that explain the implementation of equity management strategies based on structure and process. Four ideal-typical equity management approaches to achieving workplace parity are identified and explored. The traditional (non-compliance), anti-discrimination, affirmative action and gender diversity approaches proposed inform the a priori Cluster Analysis process that grouped Australian organisations based on their use of the approaches to equity management. Significant numbers of Australian organisations were identified utilising each of the identified approaches to equity management. It was further proposed that the different equity management approaches would be predictors of different outcomes for the employment status of women. MANCOVA was used to analyse the equity management approaches (as the independent variables) and the data on the status of women's employment (as the dependent variables). The findings indicate that the different approaches to equity management are predictors of different outcomes for the employment status of women. Results show that the traditional approach to equity management, which includes the use of none of the equity management strategies identified, is not a predictor of increases in any of the employment measures of women. The anti-discrimination approach, which includes the use of a limited number of equity management strategies identified, is a predictor of increases in some of the employment measures of women. The affirmative action approach to equity management, which includes the use of a number of proactive equity management strategies identified, is a predictor of increases in the employment status of women across a number of measures. The gender diversity approach to equity management, which includes the use of all the equity management strategies identified, is a limited predictor of increases in the employment status of women across some of the measures of employment. Managing the equity process within organisations is increasingly identified as an important tool in managing human resources in competitive, global environments that require productive workers and quality outputs. If equity management is to provide an effective means of addressing disparity between men and women in organisations, this thesis argues for the development of a strategic process to address the specific issues of disparity and the particular needs of the individual and the explicit goals of the organisation in equal opportunity.
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Crathan, Ansbert. "Challenges in service marketing in private sector education." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2002.

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Sjödin, Johanna. "Urbanization and poverty as determinants for private sector participation in the water sector." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Management and Economics, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1302.

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This study analyses whether urbanization and poverty have any importance for private sector participation (PSP) in the water sector, in developing countries. In the beginning of the 1990’s there was a surge in the interest of the private sector to participate in water and sanitation projects, after a long period of public dominance. There is a large need for investments since much of the population in developing countries does not have access to water and sanitation services and the demand is increasing. At the same time the water sector is prone to inefficiencies resulting from externalities and natural monopoly characteristics, and is therefore often highly regulated.

A negative binominal regression model is used for the analysis. The dependent variable is the number of water and sanitation projects with private sector participation in a country. The independent variables are population, GDP/capita, aid, debt, water resources, government effectiveness, degree of urbanization and degree of poverty. The main results are that urbanization is positively significant for PSP in the water sector, while poverty has no significant effect.

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Gay, Ken. "Work motivation factors of the public sector and private sector convention center employees." Online version, 2000. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2000gayk.pdf.

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Al-Maawali, Ahmed Ali Ahmed. "Privatisation and its impact on the economic development of the Sultanate of Oman." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310621.

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Jofre-Bonet, Mireia. "Health care: interaction between public system and private sector." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7392.

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Esta tesis estudia la interacción entre el sistema público y el sector privado en la provisión de servicios de salud. Consta de una introducción y tres capítulos. El primero es teórico y utiliza un modelo de diferenciación vertical de producto donde el bien en cuestión es sanidad. Los consumidores difieren en su nivel de renta y la disposición a pagar de los menos ricos no cubre su coste marginal. La provisión mediante un oligopolio mixto con un agente público que maximiza el bienestar. El sector público proporciona servicios de menor calidad pero asequibles a toda la población y el privado cubre la demanda de calidad alta. El segundo capítulo es empírico, utiliza la Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares 90-91 y analiza si incrementar el gasto público en sanidad provoca una expansión de los recursos globales dedicados a bienes de salud. El resultado es afirmativo. El incremento de gasto público en salud tiene un efecto sustitución pero no suficiente para contrarrestar la expansión del gasto.El tercer capítulo es empírico y estudia la calidad como anexo de unión entre proveedores público y privados. La base de datos utilizada es la Encuesta Nacional de Salud de 1993 y, complementariamente, la de presupuestos Familiares 90-91.
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Borah, David C. "Financial analysis of private sector firms within the DoD." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA300832.

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Elliot, Michael. "Happiness in the private physiotherapy sector of South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/15171.

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There is limited research pertaining to assessing the happiness levels of various disciplines within the healthcare industry. Furthermore, happiness and physiotherapy studies are two research areas that are not necessarily associated with one another on a global perspective. Hence, the happiness levels have not been adequately established for private physiotherapists. This treatise is the first attempt to evaluate the happiness levels of private physiotherapists in South Africa. A thorough literature review was conducted to determine the current climate of happiness studies pertaining to the business industry, with focus on private physiotherapy businesses in the healthcare sector. The literature review enabled the development of a hypothesised model, which was tested with quantitative techniques consisting of a questionnaire, data collection and statistical analysis. The research confirmed that influence, social relations, life balance, optimism, work and leisure are all positively associated with the happiness levels of private physiotherapists in South Africa. These variables are recommended as key focus areas for physiotherapy business owners to address, in order to positively affect happiness levels in the workplace and thereby create favourable bottom line results. In accordance with the reviewed literature and the findings of this treatise, by adequately addressing these variables the business owners of physiotherapy practices will generate a workforce that are more productive, demonstrate greater collaboration with colleagues and customers, produce happier customers, are more positively energised and are less absent and more loyal to the business. It is recommended that the proposed model is tested to provide further benefit to the industry by constructing evidence-based retention and recruitment strategies for high performing private physiotherapy staff.
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Pafilis, Evagelos. "Public-private sector interaction and the allocation of ownership." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.540887.

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Lee, Po-kwan Edmund, and 李寶均. "The role of the private sector in environmental conservation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3125830X.

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Shaikh, Fuad N. "Managerial leadership style in the private sector in Jordan." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336697.

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Gharbi, Moez S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Challenges and opportunities in the Tunisian private equity sector." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72866.

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Most of the studies and research analyzing the private equity ("PE") sector in the Middle East North Africa ("MENA") region tend to focus more on the Middle East and less on North Africa. The case of Tunisia is probably the most appealing within the North African region regarding the transformational phase the industry is going through there. Accordingly, the main objective of this thesis will be to provide some keys to understand the dynamics of private equity in Tunisia. The recent uprising has shown how ardently people are seeking a radical change in the current political and socio-economic model. Studying the private equity sector in Tunisia whilst balancing the underlying hurdles and opportunities, is certainly a first step towards understanding a complex but fundamental issue: how and to what extent can the promotion and the revitalization of investments in the country's private sector constitute a key lever for the government to meet the social claim for a sustainable development? First of all, I believe it is essential to apprehend the backdrop of Tunisian private equity by analyzing global trends of the private equity industry, the rise of interest in emerging markets as well as the current macro environment in Tunisia. I will then examine the drivers and fundamentals of PE investment in Tunisia by analyzing the current framework in place and the specificities of the private equity lifecycle - from fundraising to exit. Finally, I will endeavor to investigate the hurdles various stakeholders might face as well as the opportunities they might enjoy, and I will ultimately highlight some of the options available to overcome obstacles and take advantage of favorable circumstances.
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Hudson, Ben H. (Ben Hugh) 1974. "Private sector provision of Internet access in rural India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67548.

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In South India today, a number of ongoing projects seek to provide internet access to rural areas by combining computer, internet, and other telecommunications technologies in a profitable business model. Yet, in spite of growing interest in this work, few formal evaluations have been performed on specific projects and little progress has been made toward increasing discussion of the strengths and weakness of each. Though public, private, and non-profit funds have been in a number of different ways to stimulate rural projects of this sort, evaluations to date have tended to focus on efforts led by public and non-profit organizations. Little attention has been paid to the results of private sector investment. This analysis fills a portion of the existing information gap, examining the efforts of a major sugar cane processing plant in rural South India to provide internet access to villagers. The sugar cane plant's project is evaluated on viability of infrastructure; financial sustainability; and success in meeting the company's own social objectives. In the final analysis, the company seems poised to succeed in creating a functioning, profitable network of rural internet kiosks, however, its success at providing broad access to a diverse segment of communities is limited. Two important findings emerge from this study. First, though access to computers and the internet is still limited in absolute numbers, computer aware individuals and computer users are a demographically diverse group of individuals. An intense survey of rural households demonstrates that users of computers and the internet come from a broad range of backgrounds. Though only one-quarter of rural villagers in surveyed areas were computer aware and an even smaller seven percent actually use computers, the body of actual users was demographically diverse across variables such as gender, wealth, education, and age. Second, the private sector, while seemingly able to construct a viable infrastructure for providing computer and internet access in rural areas, only serves a limited range of individuals. The project examined here was used by only one-quarter of computer users in the local area, or less than 2% of village members in August 2001. Furthermore, while users in the region surveyed were, in general, from a broad range of backgrounds, usage at the rural private sector kiosks was decidedly unequal, serving mainly wealthy male farmers from higher castes. Potential does, however, exist for the expansion of the company's internet kiosk network in a way that will significantly broaden access, reducing the digital divide seen in this private sector initiative. The analysis therefore concludes with three recommendations for improving the project at the village (operator) level and three recommendations at the company (policy) level. At the village level, awareness and skill levels must be increased; information needs and existing use must be studied to facilitate content generation; and the kiosk model must be restructured to facilitate broader access. At the company level, a solid commitment should be made to explicit social objectives; an incentive program should be developed to encourage operators to reach out to a broader range of villagers; and strategic partnerships should be developed to increase demand and available content.
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Laušev, Jelena. "Public-private sector earnings differentials in a transition economy." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30789/.

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The aim of this thesis is to analyse how economic transition affected earnings differentials in Eastern European economies. In particular, as the public sector was the sole employer in the pre-transition period, the analysis of public sector pay setting is crucial to understanding how privatisation affected the labour market during the transition. The central idea of the first essay is to develop a theoretical model that explains the pay setting behaviour of the employer in the public sector. We argue that changes in wage differentials unrelated to productivity differentials may arise from changes in the degree of public sector market power during the transition. The second essay estimates public-private sector pay differentials across the entire pay distribution in Serbia from 1995 until 2008 for men and women separately. It demonstrates the importance of a proper measurement of pay to account for differences in the structure of total remuneration between sectors. The economic transition is found adversely to affect public sector pay gap relative to private sector pay at the beginning but public sector wages increase faster than private sector wages in later stages. The essay adopts a number of statistical procedures including a quantile regression approach. The estimates show more negative or less positive (depending on the time interval) public-private sector earnings differentials among high earners than among low earners. The third essay estimates public-private sector pay differentials across the entire pay distribution in Hungary from 1992 until 2003 for men and women separately. The results show an increasing public sector pay 'penalty' at all the percentiles of pay distribution during first years of transition and a decline later on. However, the pay differential is found to vary across the earnings distribution significantly. Particularly, the essay provides striking evidence of public sector pay compression during transition. Whereas the public-private sector pay gap for workers below the median was rather small, the gap was substantial for workers at and above the median over the whole period considered. The three essays are preceded by an overview of the theoretical and empirical literature on public-private sector pay differentials in i) developed market economies and ii) transition economies of Eastern Europe.
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Maier, Victoria. "UK PFI policymaking : punctuations and private sector impression management." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.678946.

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This study focuses on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) policy in the UK and specifically the relative policy inertia that has characterised the development of this procurement method. PFI is a contract between the public and private sector, where the private sector is responsible for the design, build, finance and operation of a public sector asset and associated services. UK PFI policy has persisted virtually unchanged in its structure for almost two decades, despite criticisms of the policy and a lack of evidence that it is effective and efficient. In order to explain this pattern this study explores the responses of the National Audit Office (NAG), Parliament and PFI private sector companies to the developments of UK PFI policy via a content analysis of relevant reports. In doing so, this dissertation is able to present PFI policymaking as a dynamic process in which different stakeholders (the NAO, Parliament and private sector companies) react to policy challenges and actively influence policy developments. Accordingly, it is noted that the private sector has not been a passive bystander in the PFI policymaking process but used assertive impression management techniques during periods of change in PFI use to gain and maintain legitimacy of PFI in public policy contexts; and thus was able to maintain favourable conditions for itself. The study also suggests that the NAO frequently commented on PFI in ways, which legitimised existing practice, whereas Parliament (particularly the Public Accounts Committee) was more critical of PFI and placed greater focus on potential taxpayer concerns. As an overall conclusion, this work suggests that the NAO, Parliament and private sector responses can help explain the continued political support for PFI and its relatively unchanged structure, which has been maintained despite criticisms and concerns regarding fundamental principles, such as value for money.
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Malik, Monica. "The private sector and the state in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, Durham University, 1999. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1651/.

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Alghamedi, Ahmad. "Enhancing employment opportunities in the Saudi Arabian private sector." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10250406.

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The history of unemployment in Saudi Arabia has been a decades-long struggle, and is considered among the biggest challenges facing the Saudi Arabian government. The youth and women, unfortunately, have been the most affected groups of the high unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia. In an effort to decrease the number of unemployed, the government of Saudi Arabia introduced the Saudization program in an attempt to create jobs for Saudi job seekers. The Saudization policy was created by the government and implemented through the Ministry of Labor. The main objective of this program was to maximize efforts in decreasing labor opportunities for foreign workers, while increasing the number of opportunities for Saudis in the private sector. However, the Saudization policy was not as successful as had been anticipated. Therefore, new efforts to alter the policy were rolled out under the Nitaqat scheme in the year 2011. Despite the government’s efforts to improve the employment situation in Saudi Arabia, research indicates that progress to reduce unemployment levels during the past 5 years since Nitaqat was implemented by the Ministry of Labor have been minimal. The main purpose of this research paper was to investigate and draw practical solutions to the unemployment challenges facing Saudi Arabia. This study was based on quantitative method using 2 online surveys: (a) Ministry of Labor employees, and (b) Saudi business owners. The most important findings for this study were a need of reforming the employment policy, changing the education system, and implement and/ or edit policy to create middle-class jobs. Additionally, the study found that there was a mismatch between the market needs and educational outcomes. The study also recommended the need for creating more jobs for women. Last, the study findings called for increasing the cooperation between the private sector and Ministry of Labor to create a more effective employment policy that will generate jobs for the Saudi job seekers.

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De, Kock Elmien. "Review of South African private sector saving (1965 - 2007)." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11876.

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The aim of the study is to assess the shortage of personal saving in South Africa. The analysis shows that net household saving has been impacted on by high levels of consumption of fixed capital. At a gross level, personal saving, albeit still low, has not imploded. Levels are low compared to most international countries, both developing and industrialised. Corporate saving played a key role in keeping gross national saving stable. A recovery in government saving is will be helpful and is already underway. Structural and demographic factors negate against a short term recovery in household saving. Saving incentives are insufficient. High dependency ratios and a skew income distribution are demographic factors which play a role in low personal saving levels.
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Kow, Lynette K. R. "A stroke service model developed in the private sector." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11436.

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This dissertation seeks primarily to enlighten the medical fraternity about the development of a stroke service at Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic and, additionally, how this has been implemented. The objective is to try to improve the outcome of patients presenting with various types and levels of neurological deficits as a consequence of cerebrovascular accidents.
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Douglas-Jones, Paul. "Tonsillectomy rates in the South African private healthcare sector." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27824.

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Background. Adeno-/tonsillectomy is a commonly performed procedure with internationally standardised and recognised indications. Despite this, there exists considerable international (190 - 850/100 000 people ≤19 years of age) and regional variation in adeno-/tonsillectomy rates. This variation has been ascribed to differences in clinical practice and referral patterns, as well as social and family factors, rather than differences in clinical need or regional morbidity. Objectives. To describe the adeno-/tonsillectomy rate in the South African private healthcare sector, and regional variations thereof. To compare local rates with international rates and to assess current trends in adeno-/tonsillectomy clinical practice. Methods. Analysis of adeno-/tonsillectomy data from January 2012 to December 2013, provided by the largest South African private healthcare funder, accounting for 31% of the medical scheme market. Rates are expressed per 100 000 people ≤19 years of age. Results. The tonsillectomy rate in the South African private healthcare sector was 1888/100 000 people ≤19 years of age in 2012. In 2013, the rate dropped significantly (p-value <0.001) to 1755/100 000. Both are more than double the highest national tonsillectomy rate reported in the literature. There was also considerable regional variation in the adeno-/tonsillectomy rate within South Africa. Otorhinolaryngologists are responsible for approximately 80% of adeno- /tonsillectomies performed in the South African private healthcare sector. Discussion. The South African tonsillectomy rate is very high when compared to international trends and varies regionally within the country. The literature does not support an increased burden of disease as the reason behind this. Rather, it is differences in training and clinical practice of clinicians, as well as social and family factors that have been implicated. Conclusion. The adeno-/tonsillectomy rate in the South African private healthcare sector is substantially higher than international norms. The reasons for this discrepancy require further consideration and investigation.
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Leng, Phirom. "Students' Perceptions toward Private Sector Higher Education in Cambodia." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275029368.

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Abiwu, Napoleon. "Private sector involvement in urban water supply management, Ghana." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2013. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9882.

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The performance of public utilities in low-income countries with respect to service to all customers, and particularly lower-income urban consumers, is understood to be limited in many cases. The Government of Ghana chose to implement a private sector management contract in order to deliver significant change in service delivery and financial viability. The five year management contract with Aqua Vitens Rand Limited ran from 2006 to 2011 and was not renewed. This study investigates the public utility outcomes, both as a state owned corporation and a state owned limited liability Company, and compares those outcomes with the achievements of the private operator through a Management Contract. The latter two management models operated under the oversight of the newly formed economic regulator, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission in 1999 and any effect of that regulation is considered. The hypothesis of the study developed in 2008 was that “a management contract would not provide the necessary level of empowerment, incentives and commitment and access to resources for a private operator to adequately and efficiently perform even where there is an established economic regulator with a clear mandate”. The case study approach was employed for the study data was gathered on the operations, activities, regulation and management of the urban water utility through documentary review, key-informant interviews, household surveys, public hearing meetings and user observations. However, three major cities including Accra, Kumasi and Tamale were used for the household survey. These three cities were carefully picked out taking into account the political, economic, geographical, social and cultural significance that each of the them represents and commands in Ghana.
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