Cross-country evidence from social
assistance programs indicates that good design incorporates
both general and country-specific principles. While there
is no model...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17474Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Culhane, Brian [editor]
Demand-Driven Rural Investment Funds
(DRIFs) are the latest generation of social funds that are
yielding impressive results in several countries in South
America. This...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 22762Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Piriou-Sall, Suzanne ;
Barbosa, Tulio ;
Silverman, A
A new method for auctioning highways.
Water privatization and regulation in England and Wales.
Designing regulatory institutions for infrastructure -
lessons from Argentina....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17406Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Engel, Eduardo ;
Fischer, Ronald ;
Galetovic, Alexander ;
van den Berg, Caroline ;
Estache, Antonio ;
Gray, Philip ;
La Porta, Rafael ;
Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio ;
La Porta,Rafael ;
Pistor, Katharina ;
Spicer, Andrew ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Djankov, Simeon ;
Pohl, Gerhard ;
Ramachandran, S. ;
Shleifer, Andrei ;
Vishny, Robert
As urban communities face increasing
congestion, more and more fresh water and a range of solid
materials are required to satisfy the daily needs of people
and industry....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 21127Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Van Vreen, Tjaart Schillhorn ;
O'Connell, Paul F.
Reform boosts growth and foreign
investment. Nations in transit - 1997 Freedom House
rankings. Good policies are needed to make aid effective.
The EBRD increases activity...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 16987Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Selowsky, Marcelo ;
Martin, Ricardo ;
Shor, Boris ;
Burnside, Craig ;
Dollar, David ;
Hirschler, Richard ;
Sewell, David ;
Rutland, Peter ;
Pohl, Gerhard ;
Anderson, Robert E. ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Djankov, Simeon ;
Hewer, Ulrich ;
Goldberg, Itzhak ;
Jedrzejczak, Gregory ;
Fuchs, Michael ;
Michalopoulos, Constantine ;
Peters, Philip
This Banks World newsletter includes
some of the following headings: no second class citizens, by
Kevin Rafferty; peoplesoft puts you in control, by Lauren
Ptito; swift...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56979Date: June 27, 1997Author:
Drattell,Alan M. ;
Murphy,Patrick D. ;
Ptito,Lauren S. ;
Radhika, Y.R. ;
Rafferty, Kevin ;
Verzosa,Cecilia C.
This Banks World newsletter includes
some of the following headings: 1,200 non regular staff sign
protest letter to President, by BW reporter; sweat, tears,
hope, by...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56978Date: June 3, 1997Author:
Drattell,Alan M. ;
Ptito,Lauren S. ;
Rafoto ;
Woolley,Catherine E. ;
Rafferty, Kevin
The government of India is implementing
a new strategy to arrest the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in
the country. The World Bank-funded Tuberculosis Control
Project used...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18207Date: May 31, 1997Author:
Clark,Maria Donoso
This Banks World newsletter includes
some of the following headings: Bank chief grilled by girls;
excellent choices, by Al Drattell; severino to women: seiz
chances,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56977Date: May 9, 1997Author:
Aflalo,Brigitte ;
Cullen,Timothy W. B. ;
Drattell,Alan M. ;
Njovens, Ben ;
Rafferty, Kevin ;
Ptito,Lauren S.
This Field Note highlights findings of a
study on public water points - commonly known as "water
kiosks" - carried out in Kibera, an informal settlement
in Nairobi,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 30368Date: May 1, 1997Author:
Gikaru, Lawrence ;
Mbuvi, Japheth [editor] ;
Musumba, Brazille [editor]
West Asia and North Africa : a regional
vision; by Adel El-Beltagy. Phenomenal increase in maize
production in West and Central Africa. Editorial - How
efficient are...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 23545Date: April 30, 1997Author:
El-Beltagy, Adel ;
Pena, R. J. ;
Pfeiffer, W. H. ;
Varughese,George Chempakasery
Responsible investing for cities and
taxpayers, by Timothy Irwin. New ways to package urban
investments, by Lyndsay Neilson. India's ULBs give
lenders more than IOUs,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18335Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Irwin, Timothy ;
Chatterjee, Patralekha ;
Bergen, Margaret ;
Kabanova, Olga ;
Waldhorn, Steven A. ;
Egan, Edmund A. ;
Conger, Lucy ;
Neilson, Lyndsay ;
Choguill, Charles A. ;
Padula, Giovanni ;
Cabannes, Yves ;
Moseley, Jenepher W. ;
McNulty, Robert ;
Aitkin, Don ;
Garcia, Alvin B. ;
Joshi, Rita ;
Carper, Leslie ;
Taylor, Joseph ;
Cardenas, Cuauhtemoc
The World Bank, the United Nations
Development Program, and the United Nations Environment
Program, act as implementing agencies of the Global
Environment Facility....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18290Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Kellenberg, John ;
Vidaeus, Lars
A World Bank team conducted a
supervision visit for the Extractive Reserves Project in
Brasilia and Rondonia. The principal objectives of the visit
were to evaluate...
Consultations with affected populations
and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are becoming
standard practice in environment assessments (EAs). The
Bank recognized...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18206Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Davis, Shelton H. ;
Vijfeijken, Tosca van ;
Gonzalez, Mary Lisbeth
This transition newsletter includes some
of the following headings: why is Ukraine's economy,
and Russia's not growing?; The Bank should prioritize
recovery; retraining...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 16718Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Sheng, Andrew ;
Kaufmann, Daniel ;
Menshikov, Stanislav ;
Gisselquist, David ;
Lan Wu ;
Eberstadt, Nicholas
Community management of natural
resources can be promoted by providing an incentive
environment to help ensure the flow of benefits to
communities through the establishment...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18291Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Jain, Nihal C.
The 1996 Red List of Threatened Animals
is a warning flag, signaling for global attention to the
perilous status of many species. It is estimated that 25
percent of...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18292Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Rabb, George B. ;
Baillie, Jonathan ;
Tressler, Susan [editor] ;
Rees, Colin [editor]
This Banks World newsletter includes
some of the following headings: call for greening of atrium;
berry plans radical personnel shake-up by Kevin, Rafferty;
man's natural...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56976Date: April 15, 1997Author:
Aflalo,Brigitte ;
Drattell,Alan M. ;
Hay,Phillip Jeremy ;
Ptito,Lauren S. ;
Rafferty, Kevin ;
Wright, Fried
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