The impacts of private sector on economic development of Somalia: a case study of private sectors in Wadajir District

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2010-01
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Kampala International University.College Of Economics and Management
Abstract
The research aimed at assessing the impacts of private sector on economic development of Somalia, Wadajir district, Banadir region as a case study. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used .The qualitative techniques was presented by use of tables and converted to percentages according to the themes, the data collection method used include questionnaires, Documentary view and the data was descriptive in nature. The objective of the study was to examine the major effects of private sector on economic development of Somalia. It aimed at establishing the existing efforts by relevant views towards the private sector. The General population of the District was estimated 125,031 the research population was 150 and the sample size was 108 respondents. However, the private sector in Somalia has shown exceptional recovery and adoptability in the relevant circumstances of statelessness. Today, the entire Somali economy, including sectors that were formerly under the state control -healthy care delivery, public education, veterinary service, telecommunications, electric power, and water supplies, has been Privatized Due to unfavorable conditions of statelessness, there is no any public sector working in Somalia; all these private sectors are operating at minimum capacity, the business community can not make investment at present. One of the imminent features of Somalia's present day economy 1s an outstanding of deregulated free market commerce, but under the absence of governmental regulatory body this led that many of the services to their customers substandard and hazardous to the wellbeing and the general healthy of the community .Under this circumstance of statelessness and civil conflict, the local business community contrived to jump-start local economy. They opened new private enterprises and restored old ones. The finding of this study revealed that private sector has a great impact on economic
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Research thesis submitted to the school of Postgraduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the a ward of degree of Master of Arts in project Planning and Management of Kampala International University
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Private sector, Economic development, Somalia, Private sectors, Wadajir District
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