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RE: African infrastructure development - a nutcracker suite (Part 1 of I'm not sure how many yet)

in #africa7 years ago

Informative post..although I don't have much knowledge about it but I think for sustainable development of a country public and private sector progess simultaneously .Public sector is needed to eradicate inequalities among masses and private sector is needed to accelerate the growth rate .
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consumer of infrastructure services! I agree with you, it's important for the public and private sectors to co-develop as they can support each other. The private sector can also do a lot to help with inequality. I'm thinking of writing a piece about that, possibly next week. Thank you as always for your support - I so appreciate it.Hi, @momi5, I'll bet you have more knowledge than you think as a

Waiting for your writing ...here,private sectors are profit oriented as they have to maintain a large number of employees...without government support.I think if government cooperates a lot,private sector can definitely initiate some programmes for the welfare of masses.

I think you're right, @momi5 - certainly there is a spectrum among private companies operating in Africa. Some operate purely in the interests of their shareholders, but that tends to be an unsustainable model here as stakeholders find ways to have influence over corporate decision-making. As we've discussed before, leadership in both the public and private sectors can play a pivotal role. There is no reason to believe that helping to address inequality is bad for business!