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2013 Brookings Blum Roundtable Briefs

August 1, 2013

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Reimagining the Role of the Private Sector in Development (PDF) »

Homi Kharas examines the role of the private sector in development and how to engage in partnerships with the public sector. Kharas argues that the private sector is needed to develop and take to scale new patterns of sustainable production, but, to do so, new partnerships with aid agencies and other public financial institutions are needed.