Related to this question:
1. What specific elements does a policy environment need in order to
encourage the private sector to expand access to poor, isolated,
underserved areas? Where do such policies exist?
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Don Richardson
KEY QUESTIONS:
1. What specific elements does a policy environment need in order to
encourage the private sector to expand access to poor, isolated,
underserved areas? Where do such policies exist?
The World Bank's Global Information Communication
On 11/25/2003, Global Knowledge Dev. Moderator wrote:
Many GKD members have argued that the for-profit private sector must
play a key role in expanding access to underserved communities. The
notion is appealing.
At the outset, let me state that I operate as an entrepreneur, mainly
because
Let me preface my comments by some more general considerations:
(a) No matter how wealthy he might be, a donor is only willing to
finance operation costs -- or even a substantial fraction thereof -- for
1 or 2 years.
(b) As accumulated cost for ongoing operations rapidly exceeds inital
