____________________________________________________________________ III POPULÄRVETENSKAPLIG SAMMANFATTNING _____________________________ V ACKNOWLEDGEMENT _______________________________________________________ VII TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________________________________________________ XI CHAPTER

By all accounts, Bank, Pakistan faces increased difficulties in expanding its agricultural sector. For its part, the government is gradually withdrawing from its historical policy of direct intervention and adopting a more market oriented strategy. In this strategy, the private sector will be expected to play the major role in providing capital to the agricultural sector, with government’s rema...

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This paper provides a brief overview of the theoretical literature on how organisations provide employees with incentives to act in its interest and on the suitability of incentive schemes in different environments. Attention is drawn to areas that are appropriate to public sector organisations. A selection of relevant empirical literature is reviewed and related to the theory. JEL Classificati...

There is a continuing need for new health technologies to address the disease burdens of developing countries. In the last decade Product Development Partnerships (PDP) have emerged that are making important contributions to the development of these technologies. PDPs are a form of public private partnerships that focus on health technology development. PDPs reflect the current phase in the his...