Youth Entrepreneurship for the Blue and Green Economies
Simon White | This article explores the role of youth entrepreneurship in green and blue growth.
Private Sector Development
Simon White | Specialist in private sector development. Supporting business growth for more and better jobs.
Are market systems development projects too cool for rules?
This article looks at how market systems development projects can better connect with business environment reforms to improve the ways market work better for the poor. It has been written by Ines Bentchikou from the International Labour Organisation in Geneva and Simon White.
Ines works with The Lab at the
Supporting city and local government innovation
City and local government authorities can be more innovative in the way they work, share data and stimulate local innovation.
Characteristics of innovative local governments
While there is no single pathway to success, there are characteristics that high-performing city and local governments share:
First, innovative city and local government authorities
Supporting Public-Private Partnerships for Industry Development
Dealing with the practical problems private firms face when nurturing innovative processes; lessons from Rwanda
Industry development and commercial innovation are often presented in idealised terms, focusing on shiny new start-ups and ignoring the struggle of existing firms. It is challenging to understand the practical problems of private firms face
When market solutions are not enough
I recently spent a week in the northwest of Mozambique on an assignment for an international donor agency looking at how agriculture markets can drive economic development. Here are my reflections in Development Policy. There are many instances when market solutions are not enough to achieve private sector development. While
The Local Business Environment and Decentralised Cooperation
Simon White | This article summarises the research results on local business environment reform.
Better business regulations create jobs
Business environment reform for job creation
I this post, I explore how business environment reform nurtures job creation.
The World Bank’s annual Doing Business assessment was released today with some important claims regarding the impact of regulatory reform on job creation. There has been much debate over the years