Over the past few years donors and governments have become increasingly interested in the potential of decentralization for improving the efficiency of public expenditures and the effectiveness of service...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 22763Date: July 31, 1997Author:
McLean, Keith ;
Okidegbe, Nwanze
How can geographic information systems (GIS) assist in pollution control and prevention? What role can GIS play in environmental monitoring and impact assessment? Can GIS offer information management solutions...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18293Date: July 31, 1997Author:
Kishor,Puneet
This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: Bank staffers without IDs set up home in H building; dialog with critics begins, by Kevin Rafferty; Muhsin in the swim as CIO, by Al...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56980Date: July 21, 1997Author:
Drattell,Alan M. ;
Keynes ;
Mejia,Cristina ;
Radhika, Y.R. ;
Rafferty, Kevin
Mali: trees for food security. A lethal cocktail for the chickpea podborer. Forum: Sida's strategies for natural resources and the environment, by Johan Holmerg. News: groundwater sales promote equity....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 23546Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Holmberg, Johan ;
Harrington, Larry ;
Robbins, Mike ;
Ozowa, Vincent Nnamdi ;
Peacock, John
Cross-country evidence from social assistance programs indicates that good design incorporates both general and country-specific principles. While there is no model program on which all programs can be...
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 note reviews the Brazilian experience...
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. Colombia's gradulist approach...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17406Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Engel,Eduardo ;
Fischer Barkan,Ronald David ;
Galetovic Potsch,Alexander ;
Van Den Berg,Caroline ;
Estache,Antonio ;
Gray,Philip D. ;
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. One solution to enhance the productivity...
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 : interview with EBRD's Chief...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 16987Date: June 30, 1997Author:
Selowsky,Marcelo ;
Garcia Tafur,Ricardo Martin ;
Shor, Boris ;
Burnside,A. Craig ;
Dollar,David R. ;
Hirschler,Richard ;
Sewell,David O. ;
Rutland, Peter ;
Pohl,Gerhard ;
Anderson,Robert E. ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Djankov,Simeon ;
Hewer,Ulrich Albert ;
Goldberg,Itzhak ;
Jedrzejczak,Gregory T. ;
Fuchs,Michael J. ;
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 action averts fish fears, by Al...
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 Kevin rafferty; banker to biker in...
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 social assessment (SA) as an "umbrella"...
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, by Lauren ptito; paperless office on...
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, Kenya. The report, a comprehensive study...
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 modern cereal cultivars? China will...
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, by Patralekha Chatterjee. National...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18335Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Irwin,Timothy C. ;
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. The World Bank's role is to develop...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18290Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Kellenberg,John ;
Vidaeus,Lars O.
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 the implementation of the project since...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18620Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Sprissler,Loretta ;
Lisansky,Judith M.
Consultations with affected populations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are becoming standard practice in environment assessments (EAs). The Bank recognized this fact by incorporating public...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18206Date: April 30, 1997Author:
Davis,Shelton H. ;
Van Vijfeijken,Tosca M. ;
Gonzalez Gomez,Mary Lisbeth
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